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Update, Oct. 5, 2012: A school bus driver, who authorities said passed out behind the wheel and crashed into a house on Long Island, N.Y. while children were aboard, has been arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, according to police.
Original story: A school bus leaving a Catholic elementary school crashed into a house on Long Island Wednesday afternoon, NBCNewYork.com reports.
Syosset Fire Chief Peter Silver said the driver "had a medical emergency of some kind." Newsday reported that he was airlifted to a hospital in East Meadow, where he was admitted in a serious but stable condition.
The five children on the bus ranged in age from 5 to 8, but none was injured, police said. Read the full story at NBCNewYork.com.
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GRAMMAR!!! Anyhow, I guess the short bus really DOES live up to its reputation..
That they go through houses?
I didn't know that home schooling had school buses?
The way that bus looks, it appears he got that bus going fast and jumped it off a ramp, a la World's Dumbest Drivers. Amazing that non of the kids were hurt. Maybe let one of them drive next time, or have all of them driving the bus as a group to learn about team work. They couldn't do much worse.
If you're referring to "none was injured" that IS the correct way to say it. It's like saying "No one was injured". Don't recall the grammar rule for that at the moment...
No. If you want to use the word "none," then it would have to read "None were injured." But if you are wanting to use the words "no one," then it would have to read "No one was injured."
I don't know why so many people think "no one" is one word, but it never has been nor will it ever be.
Didnt this bus driver go through a physical before starting the new school year ?
A heart attack or stroke can happen to anyone at any time, regardless of how physically fit you are, if that indeed is the cause of this accident.
Sometimes there are very little warning signs. He could of had a seizure, and people would have never known that he would have them unless he went to a specialist.
Why are you 2 defending that POS? He was either drinking or was pounding his pud looking at the little cuties behind him.
You are a certified MORON !!!
Why is this person a POS because he had a medical emergency??? I hope the polluted genetic pool ends with you..
Yeah, well this moron is banging your momma doggy-style and am gonna blow my load on her face...
I hope the driver is ok. and DEbchbum how would you like if some made the same assumptions you are making about the bus driver if you were the driver?
if it was a " medical emergency of some kind," then why has it not been "Determined" yet; and how does anyone know it was a "medical emergency of some kind?" sounds kinda , well--- fishy to me.
cowtowntrucker, I guess you aren't familiar with HIPPA. By law they can not release to medical emergency to the public with out consent of the patient.
*GOLF CLAP!*
Stang- it's only carrying 5 elementary kids. You think they should fuel a full sized bus just to avoid your bullying stereotype?
Yet strangely enough, officials feel seat belts aren't neccessary for the safety of our children on school busses.
The 'medical emergency' turned out to be a DWI. See www.newsday.com
Nice job getting at the real story.
So, another news item containing the words Catholic, children, and alcohol.
EG- I thought there was something fishy about this story!
In this case, unfortunately so. But unexplained medical emergencies do occur. I passed out once while driving and hit a utility pole. I have no known medical conditions, and was not under the influence of any substance. Thankfully, no one else was inured.
The driver on the bus goes "glug glug glug"... all THROUGH THE TOWN!
@DEbchbum thats uncalled for. theres no proof of that.
Well your ass. But i guess it takes a perv to know a prev
Debcgchbum... how do you know all about the perverted stuff. Seems you like talking about it an awful lot.
Oh, the old "medical emergency" line. Not falling for it anymore. Fess up with the truth. Parents need to know.
Driver needs to be tested for drugs or alcohol. If one or the other is involved in this accident he should be charged one count each of Reckleesly endangering the welfare of a child plus whatever other charges the district attorney can come up with.
This is door-to-door delivery gone wild!
As long as the medical emergency wasnt alcohol poisoning or an overdose, its just good everyone was ok. If he was messed up on something, he'll be away for a long time. We tend not to mess around when it comes to kids.
I'm afraid one of your assumptions was correct. He was DWI. Check out full story at www.newsday.com
I brought your kid home. LOL
he cold have had a bad heart or something
According to the Newsday story he was charged with DWI. I'm just glad no one was hurt.
@DEbchbum- Dude, the article says the kids were 5 to 8 yrs old. The medical emergency was he was drunk. Read the article, genius. And damn, u must be a hella perv.
I wonder what kind of suing rights the owner of the house has? Probably several thousand dollars in damage done?
How long do you think it will be before a crazy Republican tries to turn this into Obama's fault? I'm guessing we see that comment real soon. :)
I have a really hard time believing that no kids were injured. The bus went into the air...the kids had to have been thrown forward into the seats in front of them. Faces and heads have to have been hit, necks and backs are probably gonna be really sore tomorrow. I think what they should be saying, is that no visible injuries seemed to have been present.
"HONEY, I'M HOME...Sorry couldn't resist that line.
I bet Obama has allready blamed on Bush!
Romney/Ryan-2012.
According to Newsday: "Frederick Flowers, 66, of 478 Eastlake Ave. in Massapequa Park, faces five counts of aggravated driving while intoxicated under Leandra's Law, which makes it illegal to drive drunk with children under age 16 in the vehicle." Isn't it illegal to drive drunk even if you are alone in the vehicle???
As for some of the other posts...you are sick, nasty, mean, etc. Let's hope you don't reproduce!
I find it difficult to understand how the bus managed to get into that garage without damaging any of the lawn plants.
it was the short bus!
Ya know, I was gonna feel sorry for this guy if it was a legitimate medical emergency like a stroke or heart attack or something.
Now that I know it was a DWI... he should be sent to jail for a long time. And have his liver ripped out without anesthesia. That way, if he drinks again, he'll die. And good riddance. Serves him right for putting those kids in danger.
It was not a medical emergency at all, he was in fact drunk. This story was posted after Newsday had updated the original story. He is being charged for 5 counts under Leandra's Law as well as other DWI related charges. This house is across the street from the school and luckily for everyone involved he only made it that far because it could have been much worse.
Stop deleting (DEbchbumDeleted)
I want to see what he has to say !
Good to hear that none of the children was injured.Really kids are lucky enough!!