Driver hurt in collision with school bus

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The driver of a car was injured in a collision with a school bus at the corner of Lafayette Boulevard and LaSalle Avenue in South Bend

The driver of a car was injured in a collision with a school bus at the corner of Lafayette Boulevard and LaSalle Avenue in South Bend on October 7, 2008. (Tribune photo/MARCUS MARTER)

By Beth Boehne

Story Created: Oct 7, 2008 at 12:33 PM EST

Story Updated: Oct 7, 2008 at 12:49 PM EST

SOUTH BEND – A woman was taken to the hospital early Tuesday afternoon after her car collided with a school bus.

There were no children on the bus, police said.

Police and witnesses said the woman drove through a stop light at the corner of Lafayette Boulevard and LaSalle Avenue, striking the back tires of the bus about 12:45 p.m.

The woman, complaining of chest pain, was taken by ambulance to Memorial Hospital. The bus driver was not injured.

Police and witnesses said the bus was northbound on Lafayette and in the middle of the intersection when it was struck by the green Nissan Altima, which was headed east.

The impact was strong enough to momentarily tip the bus off its left-side tires, although the vehicle appeared undamaged after the collision.

Friday, Oct 10 at 7:34 AM Anonymous wrote ...

hey cornfusion give transportation a call, there are videotapes on those buses!!!!!!

Wednesday, Oct 8 at 11:25 PM Cornfusion wrote ...

I wish I had a camera this evening around 6:15 PM to take a picture of a PHM bus sitting on the railroad tracks, STOPPED, waiting for traffic that was backed up all the way from LWE on Capital. Two trains had just gone through but I cannot believe that this was an acceptable manuver. It was full of foorbal players and cheerleaders. There were kids in all the seats. I shudder to think what the worse might have looked like. Are these people not trained to not stop on tracks? They even have signs!

Wednesday, Oct 8 at 10:38 AM Oh. wrote ...

Thank you, Math.

Wednesday, Oct 8 at 10:16 AM Ronda T. wrote ...

This girl was a man? I saw her as a man because she was full of ron and something else so she can drive like that. Laquiksa pay attention at what you read. dont be confused with girls and boys who run like nuts and then end up underneath a bus. All of yu drivers, please, look at this drivers boys, girls man women and everyone else in between dont try no drugs, alcohol or any other amphetamins before you drive before of after a school bus. Read before you write.. or yu saw something else?

Wednesday, Oct 8 at 9:54 AM Anonymous wrote ...

i am a school bus driver and we try so hard to watch for all the drivers out there thatarent watching for us. people need to pay attention when driving your kids could be on that bus and you would think differently! and chances are when you hit that 31,000 lb bus your going to be hurting alot more then that bus! PLEASE watch the buses!!

Wednesday, Oct 8 at 7:24 AM Math wrote ...

For anyone that's curious, "ron" is heroin >_>.

Wednesday, Oct 8 at 6:15 AM Anonymous wrote ...

What school copreation was the bus for?

Wednesday, Oct 8 at 1:54 AM Tom wrote ...

Everyone needs to be aware of busses and what they are carrying. These things are on the streets all day long and not just carrying regular school children. My wife was on a bus in Laporte a few weeks ago and a girl ran into the bus on a side street and hit the bus so hard it almost put the bus in a tree. This bus was carrying handicapped children in early afternoon. These accidents are rarely caused by the bus driver, But they are taken off the bus until they pass drug screens. Pay Attention!!

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 11:17 PM Hey, LaQuisha wrote ...

Can you even read? The person who hit the school bus was female and the article clearly states there were no children on the bus..and what the heck is "ron"?

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 9:35 PM Bean wrote ...

In a little bitty Nissan? She's lucky she's around to feel those chest pains. Or, were the chest pains to blame for her poor driving? I'm so glad no one was killed, and no children were aboard at the time. We grasp at small miracles...

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 6:05 PM LaQuisha Conroy wrote ...

I saw him running 80 miles per hour in a 25 and I gave the right of way before it hits me instead he hit somebody else. He was going zig zag and boom there it goes. All the wiskie and the ron was working in his system and he could not control his car then he was no where to be seen. I wonder if his girlfriend was killed. This guy should be in jail right now for hitting school bus and all them kids are scared to death when they heard the horrible noise and the boom on their bus.

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 5:51 PM Cornfusion wrote ...

Lyn, as tragic as the Cass County bus accident that killed four was, it is very important to remember that bus was a SPECIAL EVENT BUS. It was NOT the large Class 'C' Type school bus. Even though it is acceptable transportation it's main function is to allow TEACHERS, COACHES or any other licensed drive to operate it. This is possible because a CDL that full size drivers must qualify for is not required as long as the total number of occupants is 15 or less. This is what many athletes ride in.

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 3:03 PM Lyn wrote ...

Pay attention people!!! We just lost 4 children in a school bus accident in Cass County.

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 1:39 PM Anonymous wrote ...

Or talking on her cell phone.

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 1:31 PM Anonymous wrote ...

You know yellow is supposed to be the first color the eye sees, that's why school buses and warning signs are yellow.

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 1:21 PM Mary wrote ...

Undoubtedly the drive of the Nissan was doing something other than paying attention to driving etc talking on her cell putting makeup on messing with her stereo or something.

Tuesday, Oct 7 at 12:51 PM Anonymous wrote ...

let me guess she didnt see the big yellow school bus. thats what they always say

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