By Kayleigh Kaufman
The Haysville Times
A school bus occupied by five children was struck Friday Sept. 1st, as it pulled out of Campus High School between 3:30 and 4:30 in the afternoon.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Department responded to the accident, reporting the school bus driver as most at fault. Police stated the school bus pulled into traffic and was struck by a vehicle heading north on Meridian.
Although the police could not give any statements as to the stability of the driver, they admit the driver was taken in the same day on DUI charges.
The accident was reported as a code green, meaning only cuts and bruises and no hospitalization was needed. “Some children had their parents come pick them up, while others got onto another school bus,” said Sandy Bradshaw, Community Relations Coordinator.
“The driver was a substitute, [and] as a result of the accident he was removed from the list of drivers,” said Bradshaw
Haysville School Administrators do not know whether the driver was taken in on DUI charges at the time of the accident. While uncertain about what happened at the scene of the accident, Bradshaw verified some form of testing was performed on the bus driver.