Six-Year-Old Struck by Cabarrus County School Bus Sustains Life Threatening Injuries
A six-year-old boy injured in a Kannapolis, North Carolina school bus on Wednesday had to be flown to the hospital for treatment of his life threatening injuries. Demarea Jwantae Porter is a student at Royal Oaks Elementary School. As of Thursday, he remained in critical condition.
The Kannapolis bus accident occurred past the school bus stop in a cul-de-sac at the end of University Drive. According to police, Bus #48 was turning right into the cul-de-sac when Porter, who was chasing after the bus, went off the curb and fell. It was then that the bus’s right rear tires hit him. According to Porter’s family, he sustained internal bleeding in his brain and stomach.
School bus driver Thomasina Colclough has been placed on paid suspension while an investigation is conducted. At this time, there are no charges pending.
North Carolina School Bus Accidents
If you, your child, or another family member was injured in a school bus crash it is important that you speak with a North Carolina motor vehicle crash law firm immediately to determine whether you should file a claim. The sooner you begin exploring your legal options the easier it will be for your North Carolina injury lawyer to start gathering evidence and interviewing witnesses.
Porter is not the only one to get hurt in a North Carolina bus crash this month. Following a Davidson County bus crash on September 10, at least six students were transported the hospital after their school bus, which was headed to Reeds Elementary School, was rear-ended by an SUV. A school official says no one was seriously hurt. The SUV driver sustained serious injuries.
Just the day before, a High Point, North Carolina school bus crash injured two people that were riding in other vehicles during a multi-vehicle crash that occurred close to the intersection of West Lexington Avenue and Rotary Drive. The bus driver, who reportedly wasn’t looking at the road and was disciplining a student, caused a chain reaction crash by rear-ending a car. Fortunately, none of the 59 children on the bus were hurt.
6-year-old falls, run over by school bus; in critical condition, WBTV, September 15, 2010
6 Students Taken To Hospital After School Bus Crash, WXII, September 10, 2010
Bus Driver Cited in School Bus Accident, Fox8, September 9, 2010
Related Web Resources:
Child Passenger Safety, NTSB
North Carolina School Bus Safety
