
Student Honored for Heroic Actions During School Bus Crash
Olivia Boggs of Texas is honored for helping keep students calm and safe after their school bus driver experienced a medical emergency that caused the bus to crash.
CLINTON, Iowa — A man here is facing charges after allegedly stealing a school bus from a residence on Tuesday, police said.
At 5:02 p.m., Clinton County deputies responded to a report of a Northeast Community School District bus being stolen from a private driveway, according to a news release from the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. Soon after, deputies located the school bus stuck in a field a short distance from the residence it had been stolen from.
One person, Thomas Jason Ruchotzke, was on board the bus. After a brief standoff, deputies were able to take him into custody.
Olivia Boggs of Texas is honored for helping keep students calm and safe after their school bus driver experienced a medical emergency that caused the bus to crash.
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William Cavico
| about 16 days agoHow would they tow the bus ?