Wednesday, January 07, 2009
School bus driver charged in Radford crash
Police have charged a school bus driver in Radford with following too closely in a crash that sent one woman to the hospital.
Judy Meyer, 33, of Radford, was charged after a crash in Radford about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, said Sgt. Rob Carpentieri of the Virginia State Police.
None of the 55 students in the bus were hurt, he said. It was unclear late Wednesday from which school the students were.
It happened when the bus was traveling east on Peppers Ferry Road near the Vickers Switch Road intersection behind a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Carpentieri said. Traffic slowed down and the bus struck the back of the Oldsmobile, he said.
The driver of the Oldsmobile, Angela Dean, 33, of Dublin, was taken to the New River Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Carpentieri said.
Traffic was blocked on the road for about a half hour, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Judy Meyer, 33, of Radford, was charged after a crash in Radford about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, said Sgt. Rob Carpentieri of the Virginia State Police.
None of the 55 students in the bus were hurt, he said. It was unclear late Wednesday from which school the students were.
It happened when the bus was traveling east on Peppers Ferry Road near the Vickers Switch Road intersection behind a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass, Carpentieri said. Traffic slowed down and the bus struck the back of the Oldsmobile, he said.
The driver of the Oldsmobile, Angela Dean, 33, of Dublin, was taken to the New River Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries, Carpentieri said.
Traffic was blocked on the road for about a half hour, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.





