A Westchester man’s blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he sped through a red light and collided with a CTA bus, killing his passenger, prosecutors said.
Maximino Rivera, 42, remains in a wheelchair due to injuries he suffered in the early morning crash at North and Central avenues around 5:03 a.m. on March 8, officials said.
Prosecutors allege Rivera was driving east on North Avenue in his 2010 Honda Accord when he barreled through a solid red light without slowing, striking a southbound CTA bus.
Rivera’s passenger, 41-year-old Diandrae Wilborn, was pronounced dead within an hour. Rivera, whose blood alcohol concentration was .161, was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in critical condition, a Chicago police report said. A 59-year-old bus passenger suffered a fractured wrist, but the other six passengers walked away. The bus driver reported leg and back pain…