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Newsby StaffJune 11, 2019

Former School Bus Driver Sentenced for Crash That Injured 11 Students

Gerald Douglas Rupple of California is sentenced to 210 days in jail after failing to disclose a medical condition that caused him to pass out and crash a bus with students on board.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserJune 5, 2019

School Bus Driver Involved in Bus-Train Crash Indicted

John Stevens of Texas is arrested and indicted for criminally negligent homicide and injury to a child in connection with a crash with a train in January that killed a student.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson June 4, 2019

School Bus, Tractor-Trailer Drivers Killed in Fiery Crash

Norman Bliss of Pennsylvania is driving a tractor-trailer and collides with the rear-end of a school bus, causing a chain reaction crash with two other tractor-trailers.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 21, 2019

NTSB: Driver Medical Event Caused Fatal Alabama Charter Bus Crash

A National Transportation Safety Board report states that the fatal 2018 crash that killed the bus driver and injured several passengers was caused by the driver suffering from an unknown medical event.

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ArticlesMay 20, 2019

Considering Driver Challenges in Light of Accidents

Despite a handful of tragic incidents, school buses are the safest vehicles on the road, particularly given all the obstacles that drivers have to contend with every day.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2019

School Bus Driver Cited After Falling Asleep Behind the Wheel

Ericka Holley of North Carolina loses control of the bus, which runs off the highway and into a ditch. There are no serious injuries.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson May 3, 2019

Special-Needs School Bus Crashes Into Lawn, No One Injured

The driver tells police that the bus's brakes had failed after starting the bus from a stop, causing the bus to sideswipe another vehicle and crash into the lawn of a home.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserMay 3, 2019

Maine Student Fatally Struck by School Bus

Jayce Holt, 6, is riding his bicycle along the road toward an intersection, likely doesn’t realize the bus is turning, and brakes too late. He falls into the intersection and gets hit by the bus.

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Newsby StaffApril 26, 2019

School Bus Driver Credited With Preventing Injuries in Crash

When a pickup truck enters her lane of travel, Danielle Kennedy of Michigan honks her horn, swerves in a split second, and avoids impact. Twenty-five students are aboard at the time.

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Newsby Sadiah Thompson April 25, 2019

Wyoming Student Struck, Pulled Under School Bus

The 6-year-old student runs to the side of the bus as it is departing her school in an attempt to stop the driver, but falls and is pulled underneath the bus.

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