Three students, between the ages of 13 and 14, and school bus driver injured after SUV rear-ends school bus on 108th Street in Barry County, MI; marijuana use suspected for SUV driver
Modified Date:
Tue, 10/06/2015 - 9:43amAccident Date:
Thursday, January 15, 2015Police: 4 injured when SUV driver rear-ends school bus, marijuana use suspected
Troopers investigating the crash noticed a smell of "burnt marijuana" coming from the Aztek and found marijuana smoking paraphernalia in the vehicle, police said.
4 hurt in school bus crash south of Caledonia
The rest of the students who had been on the bus were put on another bus to be taken home.
Three Caledonia students back at school Friday after bus accident sent them to the hospital
The students, ages 13 and 14, had complained of back and/or neck pain and were taken to Helen DeVos Children's Hospital. The bus driver, complaining of back pain, was taken to Butterworth Hospital.
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The driver of the Aztec was arrested for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana. The driver was taken to an area hospital for blood tests and then booked into the Barry County Jail.
It was about 3:00pm when a bus stopped on 108th Street to drop off a student was rear-ended by an SUV, which sent the bus driver and two students on the bus to the hospital with complaints of neck and back pain.The driver of the SUV has been arrested, and investigators say that the car smelled of marijuana and that the driver admitted to smoking it in the last 24 hours.
Type: Bus Accident
Roadway:
108th StreetCounty:
Barry County, MI
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