ARGOS, Ind.—Indiana State Police say the driver of a truck that rear-ended a school bus in December, killing one student, was removing a jacket and a sweatshirt just before the collision.
A crash report released Jan. 16 says the truck driver was traveling behind the bus Dec. 5 when he “pulled the clothing over his head and briefly took his eyes off the roadway.”
Indiana police say the trucker who rear-ended a school bus in December was removing their jacket before the crash https://t.co/MtFE9gpLRr
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The report says that when the driver looked up he was unable to avoid rear-ending the bus, killing 13-year-old Owen Abbott of Winimac along U.S. 31 about 30 miles south of South Bend.
Marshall County’s prosecutor announced Jan. 17 that a grand jury will decide if the driver will be charged.
The bus was carrying students from the Eastern Pulaski school district to see a Christmas musical.
