Metro fired a former bus driver Thursday, two weeks after the employee pleaded guilty to killing a California businessman when he sped through a red light in his Metrobus more than three years ago. Ronald W. Taylor, 41, of Laurel, was terminated after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in D.C. Superior Court, according to Metro spokesman Dan Stessel. Taylor is awaiting sentencing that could put him in prison for more than three years after pleading guilty to negligent homicide in D.C. Superior Court. He also faces parole violations in two prior drug cases.

Before firing Taylor, Metro officials obtained a copy of the plea agreement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and a certified transcript of the hearing, Stessel said. “That documentation was reviewed and a disciplinary interview was conducted with the employee, consistent with provisions of the collective bargaining agreement,” he said.