SCHOOL BUS CRASH REPORTS 2007

Car-Bus Crash Injures Boy, Slows Route 176 Traffic
April 21, 2007

CRYSTAL LAKE – A two-vehicle crash involving a Crystal Lake school district bus sent a Crystal Lake boy to the hospital and slowed traffic on Route 176 Friday morning.

A red 1990 Toyota Corolla traveling east on Route 176, near Hickory Drive, rear-ended a stopped school bus with 26 passengers about 6:45 a.m., said Sgt. Tom Coutré of the Crystal Lake Police Department.

The front of the Toyota was lodged underneath the school bus and firefighters had to free the 16-year-old driver from the vehicle. He was transported to Woodstock Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries, Coutré said. He was not wearing a seat belt, police said.

School bus driver Ronald Jones, 61, of Crystal Lake, was not hospitalized. None of the Crystal Lake Central High School students appeared to be injured.

Another school bus arrived about 7:30 a.m. to transport students to school. Eastbound traffic on Route 176 was restricted because of the accident, but returned to normal about 8 a.m.

The 16-year-old driver was cited for not wearing a seat belt and failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police said.
 

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