The truckdriver entered an intersection on a red traffic signal and struck the school bus on its left side. Both vehicles rotated 90 degrees and came to rest within the intersection of Ety Road and North Memorial Drive. The roadway was damp at the time of the accident. One of the 10 school bus occupants sustained serious injuries, 7 sustained minor injures, and 2 were uninjured. The truckdriver sustained serious injuries. Postaccident testing revealed the presence of marijuana in the truckdriver’s system.
We determined that the probable cause of the accident was the truckdriver’s disregard for the red traffic signal, possibly due to drug impairment.
