SUV driver cited in crash with child-care-center bus in Deltona

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Sheriff's Office investigating

By Al Everson and Jen Horton
BEACON STAFF WRITERS

posted Feb 7, 2013 - 4:15:04pm

UPDATE FEB. 8: The Volusia County Sheriff's Office cited the driver of an SUV that crashed into a child-care-center bus in Deltona Feb. 7.

The wreck occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Saxon and Normandy boulevards, when a bus owned by DTA Academy and a sport-utility vehicle collided.

The drivers of both vehicles were rushed to the emergency room of Florida Hospital-Fish Memorial in Orange City. The driver of the SUV had a severe leg injury, officials said. The driver of the bus complained of neck and back pain.

Some of the children aboard the bus suffered "bumps and bruises," according to Sheriff's Office spokesman Brandon Haught, but no serious injuries.

A passenger in the SUV was not injured, the Sheriff's Office said.

The Sheriff's Office said the driver of the SUV was at fault in the crash. Two witnesses reported seeing the SUV run a red light just before the collision, the Sheriff's Office said.

The Sheriff’s Office cited the SUV driver for failure to stop at a red light, and for driving with a suspended license.

None of the children were taken to the hospital. The child-care center sent another bus to take the children back to DTA Academy.

REPORTED EARLIER: The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is investigating an accident in Deltona involving a child-care-center bus.

The wreck occurred at approximately 2:30 p.m. at the intersection of Saxon and Normandy boulevards, when a bus owned by DTA Academy and a sport-utility vehicle collided.

The drivers of both vehicles were rushed to the emergency room of Florida Hospital-Fish Memorial in Orange City.

Some of the children aboard the bus suffered "bumps and bruises," according to Sheriff's Office spokesman Brandon Haught, but no serious injuries.

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