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Articlesby James BlueJanuary 8, 2019

Tech Advancements Offer Hope Amid Student Tragedies

It is essential that the motorists who share the road with bus drivers stop for stopped school buses. However, it is encouraging to see how technology is evolving to help provide an even safer ride for all students.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 2, 2019

Indiana Lawmaker to Introduce School Bus Safety Bill

Sen. Randy Head drafts a bill that addresses same-side pickups on state highways; reducing speed limits near bus stops; and increasing penalties for traffic law violations resulting in death.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2018

Driver Dies After Having Medical Emergency in School Bus Crash

Oralia Gutierrez Lopez of California suffers a medical emergency while driving the bus, and collides with a bus parked in front of her.

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Newsby StaffDecember 19, 2018

Top 5 Most-Viewed News Stories of 2018

News that drew the most traffic on the School Bus Fleet website this year covered illegal school bus passing, a petition for tougher penalties on stop-arm running, and student and driver fatalities in the danger zone.

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Newsby StaffDecember 12, 2018

Student Fatally Struck While Crossing to School Bus Stop

Silus Hunsinger of Pennsylvania is hit and killed by a pickup truck while crossing the road to his school bus stop.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserDecember 10, 2018

Truck Collides With School Bus, Killing 2

A semi tractor-trailer reportedly enters the opposite lane of traffic and collides head-on with a school bus in Illinois, killing the driver of the truck and a school volunteer, police said.

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NewsDecember 3, 2018

1 Student Killed, Dozens Injured in Charter Bus Crash

A third grade student dies and more than 45 passengers are injured when the driver loses control of the bus, causing it to roll off the roadway.

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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2018

School Bus Mechanic Run Over, Killed by Bus

Jason Johnson of Arkansas attempts to stop the bus from rolling down a hill after the air brake releases, but is killed while trying to get back on board.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 2, 2018

Motorist in Fatal Crash Reportedly Says She Didn’t See School Bus

The Indiana driver who allegedly passed a school bus and hit and killed three students tells investigators that she didn’t see the bus or the students until it was too late.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserNovember 1, 2018

Motorists Ran Stop Arms in Half of 6 Danger Zone Deaths in 2017-18

The latest national report shows that in three of the fatal incidents, the school bus had its stop arm extended and its red lights activated when it was passed by a vehicle that struck a student.

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