SCHOOL BUS CRASH REPORTS 2007

School Bus Involved in Accident
March 30, 2007

A 2005 Bluebird school bus owned by Bohnert Transportation in Morris, Pa., was involved in a accident on state Route 287 in Duncan Township in Tioga County early Thursday morning.

State Police from the Mansfield barracks investigated the accident.

According to police the bus was followed by a sport utility vehicle and a 2004 Grad Prix driven by Steven E. Johnson, 52 of Williamsport.

When the bus slowed down in a straight-stretch marked passing zone, Johnson attempted to pass the SUV and the bus.

The left front of the bus hit the right side of Johnson’s car, spinning it off the west side of the road into some brush.

An inspection showed that the bus’s rear turn signal was not functioning.

A traffic and equipment violation charge will be filed against the bus driver, Joseph T. Bohnert, 73, of Morris, Pa.

Police did not say if children were on the bus at the time of the accident.

back to Crash Reports 2007

top