Kentucky School Bus Overturns

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Posted on 10th May 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

A school bus overturned in western Kentucky Friday, with several members of a high school softball team being injury, according to the Associated Press.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/school-bus-carrying-high-school-softball-team-overturns-in-western-ky-students-hurt/2013/05/10/81e0f16e-b9e5-11e2-b568-6917f6ac6d9d_story.html

The accident happened in Smithland, Ky., shortly before 5 p.m. Central Times on U.S. 60. The bus, on its way to a night-time game, was carrying the Union County High School girl’s softball team, AP reported.

The bus somehow drove off the right shoulder of the highway, veered into the other side of the road, and then rotated and rolled on its side, according to AP. Authorities said that 25 people were transported to local hospitals with non-serious injuries.

One person was airlifted for treatment, but didn’t have life-threatening injuries, AP said.

 

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Nine Hurt Following N.J. Bus Accident

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Posted on 6th May 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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Nine people were injured, including seven disabled adults, Monday when when a school bus collided with a car in Franklin, N.J., according to MyCentralJersey.com.

http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20130506/NJNEWS/305060043/Nine-people-hospitalized-following-Franklin-bus-accident

The bus, which was carrying the disabled, was making a left turn out of the driveway of the Dungarvin School on Route 27 when it was hit by a Toyota Prius, MyCentralJersey reported.

Police gave the bus driver, 21-year-old Terrae Colter, a ticket for running a stop sign or failing to yield to a stop sign.

Seven of the disabled bus passengers, the bus driver and the Prius driver were all hospitalized.

 

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Second Lawsuit Filed Over Fatal Texas Charter Bus Crash

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Posted on 19th April 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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A second passenger who was injured in a Texas bus crash that killed two people has filed suit against the bus operator, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The latest lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Patricia Markham in Tarrant County civil court, and it alleges that Cardinal Coach Line Inc. and its bus driver were negligent, the newspaper reported.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/04/18/4786981/charter-bus-company-hit-with-a.html

Markham just got out of a Dallas hospital where she was sent after last week’s accident, when a bus headed for a casino in Oklahoma veered across a highway in Irving, Texas, hit a concrete barriers and turned over on it side. Two passengers were killed.

On Monday passenger Charlotte Reed filed a negligence suit stemming from the accident, the Star-Telegram reported. She had three broken ribs from the crash.

Markham’s lawsuit charges that bus driver Loyd Rieve didn’t control his speed, didn’t brake and didn’t inspect the bus before driving it, according to the Star-Telegram.

The suit also claims that Cardinal Coach didn’t inspect the bus and that it hired unfit employees, as well as not installing “proper parts,” tires included, on the vehicle, the newspaper reported.

 

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Yosemite Tour Bus Crashes, 16 Injured

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Posted on 14th April 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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A tour bus on its way from Yosemite National Park in California crashed on a winding mountain road Saturday night, injuring 16 people, according to the Associated Press.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20130414/us-yosemite-bus-crash/?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=politics

The bus, which was going an an unsafe speed, went off Highway 41 not far from the south entrance to the park when the driver lost control of the vehicle, AP reported.

The accident is under investigation by the California Highway Patrol. The bus stopped when it hit a tree, and a number of passengers were thrown to the driver’s side. If the tree hadn’t stopped the bus, it would have fallen into a ravine, according to AP.

The passengers on the bus were described as in good part being elderly and Chinese from the San Francisco Bay area.

The bus driver was identified by authorities as Changefeng Liu, 49, of Fremont, Calif. He was not injured.

The tour bus was operated by Seven Happiness Tour &  Charter of Burlingame, Calif., which arranges tours for the Chinese-American community.

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Texas Charter Bus Crash Kills 2, Injures 41

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Posted on 11th April 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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Two people were killed and 41 others were injured when a charter bus crashed Thursday morning in Irving, Texas, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/04/11/4767237/charter-bus-rolls-over-in-irving.html

The bus was traveling on Texas 161 at Belt Line Road when it suddenly veered right and struck a rubber barrier, the newspaper reported. It then moved to the left, going across two lanes and then hitting a concrete barrier, falling on its side. According to the Star-Telegram, one passenger said the bus may have had a tire blowout, causing the crash.

The two fatalities were passengers Paula Hahn, 69, of Fort Worth and Sue Taylor, 81, of Hurst, the newspaper said. They were pronounced dead at the scene.

Other passengers were taken to local hospitals, with four in critical condition.

The bus was on its way to the Choctaw Casino Resort in Durant, Okla., and its passengers were mostly senior citizens, according to the Star-Telegram.

The bus was operated by Cardinal Coach Lines of Grand Prairie.

The National Safety Transportation Board is investigating the accident.

 

 

 

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Driver Dead, 9 Students Hurt In N.M. School Bus Crash

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Posted on 8th April 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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The driver was killed and at least nine children were hurt Monday morning when a school bus in New Mexico rolled over and crashed, according to the Associated Press.

http://www.northjersey.com/news/national/New_Mexico_school_bus_rolls_over_driver_dead_kids_hurt.html

Authorities investigating the crash in Vallecitos in northern New Mexico where trying to determine what caused the accident, and whether the bus driver was killed by the crash or another reason, such as him suffering a heart attack, AP reported. The man was 69.

The Mesa Vista School District bus was driving on State Road 111 in Carson National Forest when it went off the road, fell off a cliff and crashed into an embankment, according to AP.

Six injured students were transported to a hospital, while three others were treated at the scene.

The passengers on the bus included elementary, middle and high school students, AP said.

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Illinois Has Two Separate School Bus Accidents

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Posted on 6th April 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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There were two separate school bus crashes in Illinois, with one of them resulting in a fatality.

In Wadsworth in northern Illinois, one person was killed and several dozen children were sent to hospitals Friday following a crash involving a school bus and two other vehicles, according to The Boston Globe.

http://bostonglobe.com/news/nation/2013/04/05/dead-kids-illinois-school-bus-crash/86447QtgbjzcOvUmhy3bFN/story.html

There were 35 people on the bus during the morning crash, where it is suspected that the bus driver ran a red light. The school bus hit a Jeep Wrangler, and then struck a Jeep Cherokee, and then turned over on its side, according to The Globe.

The hood of the Wrangler was flattened over the vehicle’s front seats. Authorities said there was a male fatality at the scene, but declined to make any additional comments.

One of the elementary school children who was a passenger on the bus suffered a skull fracture, The Globe reported. Others had broken bones.

In all, 24 children were taken to local hospitals and 13 were released by the middle of the day, according to The Globe.

In the other accident, a Chicago Fire Department ambulance out on a call collided with a school bus in the Hanson Park neighborhood, according to the Chicago Tribune. Two paramedics were injured.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-ambulance-and-school-bus-crash-injures-2-paramedics-in-hanson-park-20130406,0,3368956.story

The accident took place at the intersection of Grand and Central avenues as the ambulance responded to a call. The only person on the bus was the driver, who was uninjured.

The paramedics from the ambulance were sent to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Resurrection Hospital, andhad non-life threatening injuries, the Tribune reported.

 

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Pa. Bus Crash Kills Pregnant Coach, Driver

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Posted on 16th March 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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There has been a second fatal crash of a bus carrying a college lacrosse team, with the  latest one killing a pregnant coach, her unborn infant and the bus driver, according to the Associated Press.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/16/seton-hill-bus-crash_n_2891932.html?ncid=webmail1

On Saturday about 9 a.m. a bus carrying the Seton Hill University lacrosse team went off the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Carlisle, Pa., and crashed into a tree, AP reported.

Coach Kristina Quigley, 30, of Greensburg, Pa., was transported by air to a hospital, where she died. She had been six months pregnant and her unborn baby also died, according to AP. The bus driver, 61-year-old Anthony Guaetta of Johnstown was dead at the scene.

There had been 23 passengers aboard the bus, which was en route to play a game at Millersville University. That lacrosse game, and one scheduled for Sunday, were both cancelled.

Authorities didn’t know the cause of the accident, which sheared off the left side of the bus, AP reported. The bus was operated by Mlaker Charter & Tours of Davidsville, Pa.

A bus carrying a lacrosse team from a Vermont college and a sports car collided Tuesday in Upstate New York, leaving a passenger in the car dead.

 

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Lacrosse Team Bus Crashes In Upstate N.Y.

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Posted on 12th March 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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A Porsche skidded across a wet highway in Upstate New York Tuesday, hitting a bus that was carrying a college lacrosse team and flipping it on its side, according to USA Today.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/12/players-survive-bus-crash/1983547/

A passenger in the Porsche was killed but all 38 people on the bus — 34 lacrosse players, a trainer, two coaches and the driver — survived. Four players suffered minor injuries, USA Today reported. The victim in the Porsche was a 64-year-old woman, and the driver, a 65-year-old man, was in the hospital with critical injuries.

The lacrosse team from St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vt., was en route to a match in Westchester County, N.Y. The team’s bus was on Interstate 87 in Clifton Park, N.Y., and it was raining, USA Today reported.

According to witnesses, the Porsche passed the bus but the driver lost control, and the car wound up right in the bus’s path, according to USA Today. The bus fell on its side and ended up in a ditch.

There was also a third vehicle involved in the accident.

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

Brooklyn Man Killed After Crashing Into MTA Bus

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Posted on 11th March 2013 by gjohnson in Uncategorized

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A man died Monday when he crashed into the back of an MTA bus and then rolled into a gas station at the corner of Jamaica and Euclid avenues in Brooklyn, the New York Daily News reported.

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/brooklyn/brooklyn-man-killed-ramming-car-back-stopped-bus-article-1.1285112

Luis Angel Duran, 23, was pronounced dead at the scene, where he was trapped in his badly crushed Honda Accord, according to the News.

The city bus was stopped at an intersection when Duran crashed into its rear around 4:30 a.m., and authorities didn’t know what happened and why he hit the bus, the News reported. The front of Duran’s car was totally destroyed.

 

 

 

Attorney Gordon Johnson
Past Chair Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group, American Association of Justice
g@gordonjohnson.com :: 800-992-9447 :: Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr.

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