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Heartbroken parents are in mourning after a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee — with the driver arrested after the deaths of six children in his care! Emergency units arrived to find the elementary school bus wrapped around a tree just before 3:30 pm on Monday, Nov. 21. Over 20 more children were injured in a horrific scene, with rescuers needing hours to free all the students. Police have since announced that Johnthony Walker, 24, is facing five counts of vehicular homicide!
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Heartbroken parents are in mourning after a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee — with the driver arrested after the deaths of six children in his care! Emergency units arrived to find the elementary school bus wrapped around a tree just before 3:30 pm on Monday, Nov. 21. Over 20 more children were injured in a horrific scene, with rescuers needing hours to free all the students. Police have since announced that Johnthony Walker, 24, is facing five counts of vehicular homicide!
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In addition to the charges of vehicular homicide, the bus driver was charged with reckless driving and reckless endangerment. Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher held a press conference at 11:30 pm to explain that only one vehicle was involved in the crash, and excessive speed seemed to be the main factor leading to the disaster.
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Heartbroken parents are in mourning after a deadly school bus crash in Chattanooga, Tennessee — with the driver arrested after the deaths of six children in his care! Emergency units arrived to find the elementary school bus wrapped around a tree just before 3:30 pm on Monday, Nov. 21. Over 20 more children were injured in a horrific scene, with rescuers needing hours to free all the students. Police have since announced that Johnthony Walker, 24, is facing five counts of vehicular homicide!
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In addition to the charges of vehicular homicide, the bus driver was charged with reckless driving and reckless endangerment. Chattanooga Police Chief Fred Fletcher held a press conference at 11:30 pm to explain that only one vehicle was involved in the crash, and excessive speed seemed to be the main factor leading to the disaster.
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The official arrest affidavit claims that Walker was going at a high speed on the twisting road when the accident occurred. Outraged parents have also gone to local media to say that Walker had previously been seen driving at excessive speeds on his route. No records have been released on his prior experience as a bus driver.