For the second time in a month, there’s been a wreck involving a Habersham County school bus.
The latest incident was reported to Habersham County E-911 shortly after 7 a.m. on Friday, September 15.
A report from Georgia State Patrol Post 7 in Toccoa says the bus was stopped at 810 Hollywood Church Road to pick up a child for school. A 2003 Ford Expedition driven by a 17-year-old driver from Clarkesville “failed to stop for the bus.”
The Expedition rear-ended the bus, causing minor damage to both vehicles. No injuries were reported. The school system’s police chief says parents were notified of the wreck.
“I am pleased that the incident does not appear to be the fault of our bus driver and even more pleased that none of our students were injured in the incident,” says county school superintendent Matthew Cooper.
Friday morning’s wreck comes just three weeks after another incident involving a county school bus.
On August 31, state troopers charged a Demorest man with DUI after the SUV he was driving crashed into a school bus on Mud Creek Road outside of Cornelia. The near head-on collision severely damaged both vehicles. No children were onboard the bus at the time of that wreck and no serious injuries were reported.
