SCHOOL BUS CRASH REPORTS 2007

Police: Brogue Man's Speed Caused Bus Crash
April 23, 2007

A Brogue man is being cited for speeding after his Chevrolet Cobalt collided head on with a school bus full of children Friday in Chanceford Township, police said.
The accident occurred at 7:05 a.m. Friday when Derick Hoke, 23, of Brogue, lost control of the Cobalt he was driving on Muddy Creek Forks Road near Flaharty Road in Chanceford Township. The Cobalt skidded across two lanes and crashed head on into an International School Bus, police said.

Hoke lost control of the car because he was speeding as he crested a hill, according to state police records.

Twenty-two Red Lion Area junior and senior high students were on the bus, and although some complained of soreness, none had serious injuries, said Frank Herron, assistant superintendent of the Red Lion Area School District.

"We had six students who complained about some minor injuries -- about shoulder pain, neck soreness and that kind of thing," Herron said.

All students were checked out by emergency medical technicians at the scene of the accident. Some were picked up by a parent, and others were taken to school by bus, Herron said. Students were checked again by a school nurse once they arrived at school, and some chose to leave school for the day.

"Our care is for our students," Herron said.

Police said the driver of the bus was not injured, but Hoke suffered an injured right leg and hip. His Cobalt was totaled, and the school bus had some front-end damage, police said.

DAINA KLIMANIS The York Dispatch

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