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Date: 
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Lashawnna G. Taylor, 33, was spotted by police driving on Copley Road in Akron. She sped away, blowing through several stop signs and red lights, and police eventually called off the chase. A second officer attempted to pull Taylor over a short time later, and again Taylor fled, this time crashing into a snow bank on West Wilbeth Road near 26th Street S.W., causing her SUV to flip. Five children were in the car, including a 2-year-old who was ejected. The children range in age from 2 to 11 years old.
Date: 
Tuesday, September 16, 2014

The bus driver died at Akron City Hospital after in the incident at Middlebury Academy, Akron Police Lt. Rick Edwards said. The driver was able to pull the girl out of the path of the bus before being run over, and the girl was not injured. Both the crash and the bus itself will be investigated to see if mechanical failures led to the accident.