ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP): The National Transportation Safety Board says a northern Indiana school district is partially to blame for a 2018 crash that killed three siblings crossing a rural highway to reach their stopped school bus.
The NTSB said Tuesday the crash near Rochester was caused by a pickup truck driver’s failure to stop for the school bus, despite its activated and clearly visible warning lights and stop arm.
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However, it says contributing to the crash was the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp.’s inadequate safety assessment of school bus routes. That resulted in a prevalence of bus stops that required students to cross high-speed roadways to board a bus.
The driver of the pickup in the crash, Alyssa Shepherd, was sentenced to four years in prison.
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NTSB official statement re-written: “We are a bunch of Idiots that enjoy passing blame from someone that actually commits the crime, to a group of people in charge of a school district with all leading routes to and from town are all rural highways.” Nevermind the clueless moron driving the truck on October 15th at 7:15am when its still dark out with Bright flashing red lights in your face… Even you NTSB, can never guard innocent people from stupidity.