Two Students Hurt in North Carolina (NC) School Bus Accident

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10/28/2011
Randy Appleton
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NC School Bus Accident Leaves Two Students Injured

Two students from South Lenoir High School in Deep Run,North Carolina (NC), were hurt when a car crashed into their bus.

As experienced North Carolina accident injury attorneys, my colleagues see far too many accidents involving school buses. Take the case of an an SUV crossing a center line, hitting a bus head-on in Johnson County and injuring four students. The SUV driver had fallen asleep at the wheel and was cited for reckless driving.

Often, at-fault drivers ignore the basics of safely sharing the road with children and buses. During a police enforcement campaign in Wilmington, NC, many drivers were flouting the school bus rules. Some did not even appear to be aware that they were meant to stop when a school bus had activated its flashing lights and raised the stop sign arm. Ignoring a school bus stop sign will lead to a hefty fine, and the consequences for students getting on or off the bus may be more serious.

This video highlights school bus safety

My colleague Richard Shapiro has written blogged about a young girl who was fatally struck by a passing SUV while attempting to exit a school bus in Raleigh. In that case, the driver of the SUV did not stop behind the school bus and struck the child while she was crossing the street at her stop.

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Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Train, Bus)

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a law firm whose attorneys focus on injury and accident law and have experience handling accidents involving airplanes, trains, buses and other forms of mass transit. In fact, our law firm published a free consumer safety guide on what to do if you are hurt in an airplane accident. We serve every area of North Carolina, including the Outer Banks, Nags Head and the western mountains, as well as all the cities and counties in between. In South Carolina, we cover the state from Myrtle Beach and Charleston to Orangeburg, Columbia, Florence, Rock Hill, Darlington, Aiken, Anderson, Greenville and Spartanburg.

Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008 and we have been named a North Carolina "Best Law Firm" for personal injury law by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. In addition, Rick and Jim have been selected by the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and our firm has the highest rating of AV from national lawyer ranking organization Martindale-Hubbell. That means we have a reputation for demonstrating preeminent legal skill.

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