Honoring a bus driver killed in line of duty

Originally published November 30, 2016 at 7:22 pmUpdated November 30, 2016 at 10:24 pm

A fresh wreath on the Aurora Bridge honors King County bus driver Mark McLaughlin. He was “killed in the line of duty on Nov. 27, 1998. Thirty two people were saved by his final heroic effort,” says a plaque below the wreath. The plaque was dedicated on Nov. 27, 1999. McLaughlin died when a shooter caused his bus to plunge through the railing of the bridge and crash into an apartment building before landing in its front yard below the bridge deck. He was 44 and had been shot in the arm. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

A wreath and a plaque honor King County bus driver Mark McLaughlin. (Alan Berner/The Seattle Times)

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A fresh wreath on the Aurora Bridge honors King County bus driver No. 2106, Mark McLaughlin, who was killed in the line of duty on Nov. 27, 1998.

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Alan Berner

Seattle Times staff photographer

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