Very scary. I don't want to say we had a similar situation when I was in high school, but we kind of came close. We had a young bus driver, probably only a year or two older than us. I missed the first day but everyone thought this new guys was great. His second day he was driving a little fast, but like the first day he used the made up time to take us to 7-11. Not parking out front mind you, pulled the bus in the parking lot right up to the door. Kids all piled out and went inside. They thought he was a blast.

Well it was clear he didn't like his new job and did it worse every day.

By the third or forth day he was doing 60 MPH down the busiest road in town (40 mph road), and running solid red lights. We were all genuinely frightened and I guess there were many complaints because thankfully we never saw him again.

The sixth child died

http://www.wcyb.com/news/natio...ated-route/182375001

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee (CNN) - A Chattanooga school bus had not been traveling on its designated route when it crashed, killing six children and injuring dozens, investigators said.

The bus was on its way to drop off children after school Monday when driver Johnthony Walker swerved off the road and the vehicle plowed into a tree.

The bus, carrying 37 students, was not supposed to be on the narrow Talley Road, according to crash investigators.

"We are investigating why it was not on the designated route," National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Christopher A. Hart said.
Sixth victim identified

Five children died Monday. A sixth child died Wednesday from injuries sustained in the crash, police tweeted.

That victim, Keyonte Wilson, "was a tough little boy," family member Kevin McClendon told CNN. "I know he's in a better place."

The other children who died have been identified as Zyaira Mateen, 6, D'Myunn Brown, 6, Keyonte Wilson, 8, Zoie Nash, 9, and Cor'Dayja Jones, 9, according to their families.

While most of the injured have been released, five remain hospitalized -- some with severe head or spinal injuries.

"We certainly understand on this week of Thanksgiving (that) we all need to be with our families, appreciating them, thinking about our kids, because there are a lot of families hurting in our city right now," Mayor Andy Berke told CNN on Wednesday.
No alcohol or drugs in driver's blood

Police Sgt. Austin Garrett said no traces of alcohol or drugs were found in Walker's blood.

But investigators allege that Walker was driving "well above" the speed limit.

"Mr. Walker lost control of the bus and swerved off of the roadway to the right, striking an elevated driveway and mailbox, swerved to the left and began to overturn, striking a telephone pole and a tree," according to an arrest affidavit for Walker.

Walker faces five counts of vehicular homicide, as well charges of reckless endangerment and reckless driving. A sixth vehicular homicide charge likely will be added, police spokeswoman Elisa Myzal said.

Walker's mother, Gwenevere Cook said her son tried to get the children off the bus after the crash. She said Walker is a respected man and the father of a 3-year-old son. He worked two jobs and had never been in trouble before.

Garrett said investigators have not yet interviewed the children on the bus.

Investigators are also reviewing data devices on the bus, including video of front, back and side views of the vehicle. The NSTB was having a problem downloading video and data from the cameras and the engine control module on the bus because of damage, Hart said.

There had been no other fatal crashes on the same road over the past three years, according to the NTSB.
Walker's driving history scrutinized

Walker received his commercial driver's license in April, the NTSB said.

His school bus left Woodmore Elementary School on Monday afternoon and did not make any stops before the crash, Hart said. The accident was the second time in two months that Walker crashed a school bus.

In September, Walker was driving around a blind curve in a residential area when he failed to yield the right of way and sideswiped another car, according to the accident report.

In the earlier crash, which Garrett described as a "minor wreck," Walker "crossed over into the oncoming traffic lane to maneuver the bus through the curve and struck vehicle #2 in doing so," the report states. "There were no children in the front rows, and no reports of any injuries. The damage (was) minor to both vehicles."

Indicted

"Johnthony"?