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Newsby Thomas McMahonJune 22, 2018

NTSB Releases Full Report on Chattanooga and Baltimore School Bus Crashes

The 119-page document includes details on each crash, driver oversight issues, conclusions of the investigations, and the agency’s recommendations.

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Newsby StaffJune 7, 2018

Durham School Bus Workers in Chattanooga Join Union

About 270 drivers and monitors become Teamsters after a recent vote.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonMay 22, 2018

NTSB Cites Driver Oversight Issues in 2 Fatal School Bus Crashes

After investigating the 2016 crashes in Baltimore and Chattanooga, NTSB recommends improvements in school bus driver oversight and calls on states to mandate lap-shoulder belts.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 24, 2018

NTSB to Address Findings From 2 Fatal School Bus Crashes

In related news, former school bus driver Johnthony Walker is sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 Chattanooga crash.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 2, 2018

Former School Bus Driver Found Guilty in Fatal Chattanooga Crash

Jurors find Johnthony Walker guilty of criminally negligent homicide and over two dozen lesser charges for his involvement in a school bus crash in 2016 that killed six students.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonJanuary 25, 2018

Christopher Hart to Leave NTSB

The longtime member of the National Transportation Safety Board spoke at pupil transportation conferences and led the Chattanooga school bus crash investigation.

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Newsby StaffDecember 20, 2017

Prosecutors Allege School Bus Driver in Fatal Tennessee Crash Was on Phone

New information indicates that the driver in the November 2016 Chattanooga crash took a phone call at the time, prosecutors say.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJuly 21, 2017

More Charges, Alternative Sentencing Possible for School Bus Driver in Chattanooga Crash

Prosecutors plan to seek additional criminal charges against Johnthony Walker, the driver in the fatal November crash. However, he is eligible for alternative sentencing, his attorney says.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonApril 6, 2017

Retrofit Requirement Dropped From Tennessee School Bus Seat Belt Bill

A Chattanooga lawmaker’s seat belt proposal passes a state Senate committee after shedding a clause that would have required retrofitting of existing school buses.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMarch 9, 2017

School Bus Driver in Chattanooga Crash Indicted, Faces Additional Charges

Johnthony Walker, the driver in the fatal November crash, is indicted on six counts of vehicular homicide. Other charges include reckless endangerment, reckless driving, and use of a portable electronic device by a school bus driver.

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