11-23-2016, 03:26 AM
What a tragedy this is and right before Thanksgiving....sigh.
So far, they think speeding was indeed involved...of course his Mom denies that he would speed, being as he has a 3 yo son at home.
Police: Bus driver speeding before crash
A senseless tragedy that should have never occurred if the driver had been paying attention and following the speed limit.
Still more details are coming in, so can't say what all else there is.
The driver also had an accident in Sept. when he failed to "Yield" and side swiped another car.
No one was injured in that accident.
So sad indeed.
Thoughts and prayers go out to all the families.
So far, they think speeding was indeed involved...of course his Mom denies that he would speed, being as he has a 3 yo son at home.
Police: Bus driver speeding before crash
Quote:The arrest report for school bus driver Johnthony Walker says that the school bus was "traveling at a high rate of speed" according to witness statements and physical evidence gathered by Chattanooga police.
The bus has 35 students aboard.
Walker was driving "well above" the posted speed of 30 mph, police say, when the bus rolled over Monday afternoon and crashed into a tree, injuring 26 students and claiming the lives of five children.
Police say Walker lost control of the bus and swerved off the right side of the roadway, striking and elevated driveway and a mailbox. He then swerved to the left and the bus began to overturn, striking a utility pole and a tree.
Walker, 24, was arrested on five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving.
A senseless tragedy that should have never occurred if the driver had been paying attention and following the speed limit.
Still more details are coming in, so can't say what all else there is.
The driver also had an accident in Sept. when he failed to "Yield" and side swiped another car.
No one was injured in that accident.
So sad indeed.
Thoughts and prayers go out to all the families.