He appeared to have no criminal record in Tennessee, authorities said.
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Walker had an accident involving property damage in September, and his license was suspended for about a month in 2014 for failure to show proof of insurance, according to state commercial driver records. He said his daughter and stepson were in shock and pain after the crash. “There has been times where I’ve seen him going a little faster than he probably should be going,” Harris said. The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to investigate, and police obtained a warrant to remove the bus’ black box, which contains data on the vehicle’s movements.Īs the investigation got underway, NTSB chairman Christopher Hart said the agency will look at such factors as the driver’s actions, the condition of the bus, and whether seat belts - something the NTSB has been pushing for - would have made a difference.Ĭraig Harris, a parent of two children who were on the bus, told ABC’s “Good Morning America” that the bus driver sometimes drove too fast. They didn’t have no kids, anything about their future.” So today, the city is praying for these families.”Īrmanie Bryant, a Chattanooga middle-schooler, said: “They didn’t get to live their lives. “There are no words that can bring comfort to a mother or a father. “The most unnatural thing in the world is for a parent to mourn the loss of a child,” Mayor Andy Berke said. All the children aboard went to Woodmore Elementary School. Their families were notified, but their names were not released. Three of the children killed were in fourth grade, one was in first grade and another in kindergarten, Kelly said. Twelve children remained hospitalized Tuesday, six in intensive care, said Kirk Kelly, interim school superintendent. It was not immediately known whether he had a lawyer. 29 on charges that also included reckless driving and reckless endangerment. He was jailed on $107,500 bail for a court appearance Nov. Police said Walker was driving well over the posted 30 mph limit when he lost control of the bus.
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“It’s tough on my kids because they know some of the victims as well.”īutchee said it wasn’t the first time he heard about a bus speeding: “I think it should wake up more bus drivers to be more cautious because you’re dealing with a lot of kids’ lives.” “It’s real tough, said Dujuan Butchee, whose daughters, Jamya and Janesa, are eighth-graders who used to go to the same school as the youngsters killed in the wreck. Parents who send their children off to school every day struggled to come to grips with the shock and break the news to their loved ones.
Reeling from the tragedy, Chattanoogans lined up to donate blood, created a memorial of flowers and stuffed toys at the crash scene and planned an evening prayer vigil.
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