INDUSTRY CONNECTIONS: BRIEFS
Tree Students Struck and Killed at Bus Stops Since February
Shaud Wilson, 6, of Gentilly, La., was crossing the road to his school bus stop Feb. 3 when a motorist fatally struck him. New Orleans Police apprehended Arthur Tole- dano five hours later and charged him with manslaughter, attempted manslaughter, hit-and-run and reckless operation of a motor vehicle. On Feb. 14, Gage Rossi, 14, was struck and killed as he crossed the road a few feet
£ Kings Canyon Unified School District, located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, received its first Trans Tech all-electric SST-e school bus in February, and expects three more soon. It is the first modern electric bus to pass all school district and California Highway Patrol inspections and certifications. School officials estimate each electric bus will save more than $10,000 a year in fuel and maintenance costs.
from his home to catch a school bus in Lancaster, Calif. Rossi was walking across Avenue J to board the bus, which had stopped at the rural area pick-up spot, when a 2014 Kia Forte hit him, according to the California Highway Patrol. Te boy’s mother, Laura Hafner, had reportedly called the school transportation
department to request the bus stop be moved so her son wouldn’t have to cross a road with a posted speed limit of 55 mph. In nearby Hesperia, Calif., another bus stop location was questioned after Taylor
Chriswell, 7, was struck by an oncoming motorist and died. Hesperia Schools Su- perintendent David McLaughlin confirmed the second-grade student from Juniper Elementary waited with fellow students to catch the bus at Sycamore Street and Peach Avenue. Te girl was attempting to cross Peach when the driver of a 2002 Chevy Impa-
la traveling northbound was unable to avoid her, according to the San Bernardino County’s Sheriff ’s Department. McLaughlin told CBS that district officials would carefully review their bus stop locations but noted it is nearly impossible not to have them on busy streets.
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