Car slams into bus full of kids
MADRAS, Ore. - A driver pulled around two stopped cars and slammed into a school bus loaded with elementary school students Wednesday afternoon.
None of the 43 students and adults on the bus was injured.
The woman who crashed into the bus was take to Mountain View Hospital in Madras for treatment.
According to state police, Janet B. Farrell, 62, was northbound on Highway 361 in a 2010 Prius when she swerved onto the highway shoulder to driver around two cars stopped behind the bus.
The Prius crashed into the rear of the bus.
A decision on whether or not to charge the driver with a crime is pending completion of the investigation and interviews, police said.
Jefferson County School District sent another bus to the scene to transport students to their destinations.
OSP was assisted at the scene by Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, Jefferson County Fire District #1, Jefferson County School District, and ODOT. The highway was blocked for over an hour.
I just saw this story on another site as well. The bus was stopped, with the stop arm out, the red lights flashing, and two vehicles stopped behind it and waiting. She went around the right side of the bus as the bus was letting kids off! I certainly hope they find something to charge her with.
It's very simple ....ready .....TAKE HER LICENCE AWAY..end of story =))Â Â It sickens me that a eldery person that makes that kind of dicision need to not drive=))
grainger: STFU you HATER! Didn't your momma tell you not to say anything at all if you didn't have anything nice to say? Well she should have!
Police decided not to file any charges since she was driving a Prius and obviously an Obama voter they figured she was not capable of understanding her actions!!!!
Can't fix STUPID! She should have to wear a sign stating her stupidity.Â
Any motorist that stupid to drive around stopped cars with a big yellow bus in front should be charged with a felony of some kind.
 @Sparky62 It's just a shame, Sparky, that stupid can't be a felony charge.Â
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