November 5, 2017 - Following investigation, information has been released into a school bus crash which took place on October 26 in Shelby County.
Center ISD staff and police responded to the scene as soon as the incident was reported to see to the safety of the children and employees involved. ACE EMS also was dispatched to the scene to treat any possible injuries that may have been incurred by the occupants.
According to Texas Department of Public Safety State Trooper Taylor Buster, at 4:45pm just east of FM 711 on CR 1005 was a Center ISD school bus driven by Amanda Nicole Handy, 45, of Center with a school monitor on board Shelley Stanley, 53, as well as an 11-year-old female and 14-year-old male passenger.
While the school bus was eastbound, Handy heard a loud pop come from the bus and the vehicle traveled left across the roadway striking a mailbox and then a tree head-on.
No one was injured from the crash and it was determined the incident was due to mechanical failure.
DPS Trooper Buster was assisted at the scene by DPS Trooper Daniel Dellinger. No citations were issued.
