Bus driver accident while texting

6 hours ago · Alonso struck pickup truck on U.S. 54, killing man and injuring woman; Suspect was allegedly looking at his cellphone at time of crash. EL PASO, TX, (Decem) - A woman was killed and a man was seriously injured on Saturday, Dec. 11 in El Paso when the pickup truck that they were in was struck by a bus driver who was allegedly looking at his .  · Tennessee School Bus Driver Was Texting Before Deadly Crash, Police Say. June 5 (Reuters) - The driver of a Tennessee school bus that crashed in December, killing two students and a teacher's aide, had been receiving and sending texts before the Estimated Reading Time: 1 min.

Tennessee School Bus Driver Was Texting Before Deadly Crash, Police Say. June 5 (Reuters) - The driver of a Tennessee school bus that crashed in December, killing two students and a teacher's aide, had been receiving and sending texts before the crash, police said on Friday. Dubious as to how to ensure their safety but knowing they needed to gather evidence, students took video of their Houston bus driver using a cell phone while driving. In the state of Texas, school bus drivers are not allowed to use a phone while children are on the bus and the bus is moving, and is considered a class C misdemeanor. In fact, all drivers in Texas are prohibited from using cell phones in school zones, and school bus drivers in particular can never use them. FMCSA has published new rules that restrict texting and the use of hand-held mobile phones by truck and bus drivers while operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV).Research commissioned by FMCSA shows the odds of being involved in a safety-critical event (e.g., crash, near-crash, unintentional lane deviation) are times greater for CMV drivers who text while driving than for those who do not. Texting drivers took their eyes off the forward roadway for an average of seconds.

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