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School Bus Crash: Driver Charged After Football Team Injured
10 Jul
Summary
- Bus driver charged with reckless driving and speeding.
- Thirty-three people were aboard the bus, including 26 students.
- Four individuals sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
A school bus driver has been charged in connection with a July 8 crash that involved the Douglas Byrd High School football team. Annette Blount, 57, was driving the bus when it overturned shortly after 11:30 a.m. on a U.S. 74 exit ramp in Leland.
Authorities stated the bus entered a curve at an excessive speed, causing it to leave the roadway and overturn. Thirty-three individuals, comprising 26 students and seven adults, were on the bus. Four people sustained injuries that were not considered life-threatening and were transported to the hospital.
All occupants of the bus have since been treated and released from the hospital. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding the crash is continuing.
