CBS3’s Joe Holden contributed to this report. School bus company accused of having drivers on drugs, unsafe buses. Craig Harris had three family members on the bus, who are all recovering after the crash. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating Walker's actions. If you need help with WJXT’s or WCWJ's FCC public inspection file, call (904) 393-9801. He said in his online post that his family was praying for the students and the family of the deceased driver. School bus driver gets 10 years in prison for deadly NJ crash 10-year-old girl killed by school bus in NYC, driver arrested 3 injured when school bus, vehicles crash in New Jersey Last year, in a case in which a special-needs middle school student was left locked in a school bus parked in the school’s transportation-system parking lot after school for hours, the Georgia Supreme Court has held that O.C.G.A. ", "That's the reason why I tried to be there in the mornings when he's pulling up," Harris said. At least 22 injured in North Carolina school bus crash Updated on: May 14, 2019 / 6:57 PM / CBS News At least 22 people were injured after a school bus … Authorities said three of the children were taken to a hospital in Jacksonville, Florida, and three others to Bacon County Hospital. 24/7 coverage of breaking news and live events. The State Patrol added that the bus driver, Jerry Sweat, also was injured and taken to the same hospital. The owners of school bus company F&A Transportation have been charged with fraud for allegedly providing false information to school districts to cover up the use of unqualified drivers and unsafe buses. "For me, there was a silver lining in this, because I did see my city come together yesterday," Harris said. “Terrible news out of Alma," Gov. A school bus crashed and ended up on its side Monday afternoon in Brown County, Ohio, near Georgetown, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. Find Bus Accident Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Bus Accident and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM. Updates on the conditions of the injured were not immediately available Wednesday night. She just got out of surgery about an hour ago, and they're just keeping a close eye on her.". ALMA, Ga. -- A box truck rear-ended a school bus that had stopped Wednesday to unload students in rural southeast Georgia, leaving at least six students and the bus driver injured, police said. (Bacon County Emergency Management Agency Director Danny Turner). "I had to calm my wife down and other family members that were also affected by this, and it's something I never want to face again.". ALMA, Ga. – A box truck rear-ended a school bus that had stopped Wednesday to unload students in rural southeast Georgia, leaving at least six students and the bus driver injured, police said. It was not immediately clear why state police later reported a lower injury total. "This morning, they're doing a lot better," he said on "Good Morning America" today. Father 'Almost Lost It' After Kids Were in Fatal Chattanooga Bus Crash, Man arrested for stuffing razor blades into consumers' pizza dough, Key takeaways from 1st day of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination hearing, Eric Trump claims family lost 'fortune' in pushback of pay-for-play report, Senator shares family's abortion story, 1st sitting senator to do so. More than a dozen students were on the bus and 12 of them were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, a police statement said. Two were airlifted to Savannah to be treated for broken bones. He is due to appear in court later this month. A Georgia State Patrol team that specializes in reconstructing collisions is conducting an investigation, according to the statement emailed by public information officer Franka Young. "And also in the evenings, because some days he would come up the street and drop them off, some days he would go down the street and drop them off, and I'm not a bus driver, so I'm not sure what their protocol is, but I kind of figured that wasn't something he was supposed to be doing.". Three people remain in the hospital following Monday night’s terrifying school bus crash that sent 14 people, many of them children, to the hospital. As School Bus Fleet previously reported, Shepherd struck four students, killing 6-year-old twins Xzavier and Mason Ingle and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl, and seriously injuring an 11-year-old boy, later identified as Maverick Lowe.None of the occupants of the pickup truck or others waiting for the bus were injured. ", "I had to sit down and really just gain my composure," he said. There were no students on the school bus at the time of the accident and the school bus driver was not injured. Parents are searching for answers today after the fatal school bus crash claimed the lives of five children and injured dozens yesterday in Chattanooga. "My daughter and my stepson, they're in a lot of pain and a little bit of shock still, but for the most part, they're fine. Brian Kemp tweeted Wednesday night after being informed of the crash. The Georgia State Patrol said the school bus had stopped minutes after 3:30 p.m. on Georgia highway 4 in Bacon County when, a preliminary investigation showed, the Ryder truck struck the back of the bus. The back bumper of the bus appeared badly mangled and the vehicle was upright, on grass. For father Craig Harris, big fears arose on learning that his daughter, stepson and niece were all involved in the accident. Harris said he does not know Walker personally but has seen him drive a "little faster than he probably should be going. Turn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? 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Hundreds of people have gathered at hospitals to give blood for the children who were injured in the crash. A photograph published online by WSAV showed the yellow school bus with its back end and rear exit door caved in. My niece, she’s in recovery this morning. Authorities said the injured truck driver died later in a hospital. For copyright information, check with the distributor of this item, WTOC-TV. CBS3 Staff. WLOS. The crash prompted a swift message from Georgia’s governor. His niece's injuries were so severe that doctors said she was at risk of losing an arm because of a torn vein that had to be replaced, he said. The statement said the truck driver, Johnathon Grayer, 25, of Jacksonville, Florida, was taken to Bacon County Hospital, where he later died from his injuries. At approximately 9:30 a.m., OSHP says 59-year-old Bridget A. Cline suffered an apparent heart attack while sitting in the driver seat of a North Fork Local school bus at Utica Elementary. The Georgia State Patrol says a box truck rear-ended a school bus Wednesday afternoon that had stopped to unload students in rural southeast Georgia, leaving six students and the bus … The driver of the bus, Johnthony Walker, 24, is in custody and has been charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving. Five Children Killed in Chattanooga School Bus Crash. At least two helicopters were called to airlift some of the injured students, Bacon County Emergency Management Agency Director Danny Turner told WSAV-TV earlier. The students' school, Woodmore Elementary, is open today and is providing counseling for students and staffers after the devastating event, though students will be excused if they choose to stay home.