School Bus Crash in Putnam County Results in Arrest
Putnam County, TN (January 27, 2021) Students avoided injuries in Putnam County on January 27th following an accident. Law enforcement reports that the driver of a school bus was headed east on Industrial Drive close to the Pruitt Street intersection when he activated his stop sign, came to a rest, and began offloading children. The driver of a Ford Explorer was traveling behind the school bus and due to unknown reasons collided with the bus. Fortunately, no children nor anyone else was injured in the accident. The driver was charged with driving under the influence, failure to exercise due care, seatbelt offense, possession of drug paraphernalia, simple possession of a Schedule 2 drug, violation of the financial responsibility law, and introduction of contraband into a penal facility.
Among the people injured in school bus-related crashes between 2008 to 2018, approximately 36% were school bus passengers, 8% were the drivers of school buses, and 51% were the occupants of vehicles other than school buses. One of the best things that motorists can do to avoid rear-ending school buses is to allow greater following distance when traveling behind so there is ample room to stop when the bus’s lights begin to flash.
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