MONSEY (VINnews) — A bus driver for a Chassidic school involved in a major accident in Monsey last month was arraigned in criminal court Tuesday.
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The driver allegedly drove recklessly, and is accused of allegedly endangering the lives of children and others. He was charged with four felonies, including second degree assault and reckless endangerment, as well as twenty-one misdemeanor counts of child endangerment and thirty-one traffic infractions. .
In December, video footage appeared to show that the bus allegedly slammed into a home and pinned a car underneath it. According to reports, 21 people, mostly children, were extricated from the wreck and 9 were transported to nearby hospitals, including at least 5 to trauma centers, with 2 in serious condition.
The police issued the following press release:
On December 1st, 2022 Ramapo Police Department responded…in regards to a school bus that had crashed into a house. Upon arrival, there was extensive property damage and multiple injuries to children on the bus whose ages ranged between 4 years old and 10 years old.
The driver has been charged with:
- Three counts of Assault in the Second Degree (D Felony)
- One count of Reckless Endangerment in the first degree (D Felony)
- Twenty-one counts of Endangering the welfare of a child (A misdemeanor)
- One count of Reckless Driving (Misdemeanor)
- The Driver is also being charged with a total of thirty-one (31) traffic infractions.
The driver was arraigned…and released without bail returnable to the Village of New Hempstead Court.
think this whole arrest is just so that charges aren’t filed against the village for installing unsafe traffic bumps. The bumps are very steep and were installed in the wrong places.
I’m literally fascinated by all the hateful comments here and how everybody is so judgmental. Just wow.
Guy just had a bad day, happens to everyone
Hope the driver isn’t a Jew
Why isn’t the perps name mentioned?
Pidyon Shvuyim campaign?
There are a dozen bus driver jobs open in Monsey…
Lock him up and throw away the keys enough is enough when will people wake up and realize don’t judge a book by its cover if he can’t drive like a mentch he should be fired on the spot no second chances
Why could we not sweep this under the mat as we do with all other things that involve with the frummer??
Remember the guy that was beaten silly and was the wrong target we got that underground
Poor driver has to work for people who think they’re better than him despite living off section 8 and not knowing English