Sources: Bus Ran Light, Hit Jogger

FOX 5 has learned new details about the accident that left a young jogger injured after she was hit by a Metro bus in D.C. several weeks ago.

The accident happened at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue NW and Florida Avenue NW near Dupont Circle on the morning of September 3. Police say the jogger, Amanda Mahnke, was headed north on Connecticut Avenue when she was hit.

FOX 5 has learned that police concluded the light was already yellow when the bus driver entered the intersection, and that light turned red when she was midway through the intersection.

At the same time, the jogger got a walk sign, and that's when she was struck.

Investigators did not find an iPod or headphones at the scene. Mahnke was left severely injured, and is still in the hospital.

A witness tells FOX 5 there was an argument between the bus driver and another motorist as the victim lay on the ground unconscious. Clark Ray heard the crash, and ran to the jogger's aid.

"The Metro driver slowly began getting off the bus, seemed to be in shock a little bit, saying, 'I had a yellow light, I had a yellow light,'" said Ray. "Another lady on the side was saying, 'No you didn't, no you didn't.'"

Earlier this week, Metro fired the driver of the bus, who was identified as Carla Proctor. They said she was fired for "failure to follow standard operating procedures." Sources tell FOX 5 she could soon be facing charges.

There is a bit of good news concerning the condition of the jogger. Mahnke's family says she is out of the intensive care unit, which is a good sign, but she still has a long way to go on the road to recovery.

Mahnke's family is still looking for answers, and they're posting signs asking for witnesses to come forward.

"We've had investigators working on it now for more than a week, and all the witnesses-- there isn't a single witness that doesn't agree that the bus came through on a red light, and that Amanda had the walk signal when she stepped into that crosswalk," said Patrick Regan, the victim's attorney.

Metro won't say more about the crash.

The jogger's family and attorney say something has to change.

"The time has come for Metro to teach these drivers safety rules--that's what's going to come out of this," said Regan. "Too many people have been injured and killed because they don't take safety seriously."