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SEARCHCatherine Daffin is charged with child endangerment and could face more charges for an incident last month in which she lost control of her bus and hit two mailboxes, drove over a median and crashed into a tree. Daffin claimed that the brakes had failed, but an investigation found that mechanical errors did not contribute to the accident.
CYPRESS, Texas — A former school bus driver for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District tested positive for cocaine after she nearly crashed her bus into a house last month, the Cypress Creek Mirror reports.
Catherine Daffin, 47, was charged with child endangerment and could face more charges, according to police. A district spokesperson told the news source that Daffin was placed on leave immediately after the crash and has not worked for the district for several weeks.
Daffin lost control of a bus filled with elementary school students and hit two mailboxes, drove over a median and crashed into a tree. She claimed that the bus continued to accelerate and jumped a curb as she applied the brake, but an investigation found that mechanical errors did not contribute to the crash.
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