Back to School

Kids in Duval County and all over Florida will soon be headed back to school. That said, it might be a good idea for drivers to go back to school for a refresher course about safety rules regarding sharing the road with school buses and driving in school zones. It is estimated that over 50,000…

Six children and three adults were injured in a Jacksonville accident when two school buses on their way to a summer camp collided on the highway. According to a WJAX-TV news report, the school bus accident occurred at Interstate 95 and 8th Street in Jacksonville. Officials say one bus was traveling in the fast lane…

Traveling by school bus is widely considered the safest way to transport your child to school. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 58 percent of student fatalities involve teen drivers, 23 percent of students killed in car accidents are traveling with an adult driver and only one percent of students killed are…

Two children were recently injured after a Cape Coral school bus they were occupants in was struck by a U-haul truck. Now their parents are asking why a driver with a long rap sheet that included several drug-related charges was allowed to rent a commercial truck in the first place. Cape Coral Police reported that…

It’s been a long journey home for one boy who was critically injured after the school bus he was riding in was struck by a semi truck on Okeechobee Road in western Fort Pierce on March 26. Ten students were taken to the hospital in serious or critical condition after the tragic school bus accident,…

Florida state Senator Oscar Braynon, wants to install cameras on school buses to catch violators who fail to obey school bus safety laws and fine them $200. A First Coast News investigation from Jacksonville followed a school bus and caught six drivers who sped past a stopped school bus during just three stops. One irate…