State Police say a 6 year old boy was hit by an on-coming vehicle as he stepped off his school bus in New Roads, Point Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The crash occurred at 6pm on LA Hwy 1 north of LA 420. The young boy was killed right in front of his house. The news media reports that the driver of the vehicle was arrested and booked into the jail on one count each of negligent homicide and failure to stop while bus signals were activated.
Police say the bus driver stopped, put the lights and stop signs on. The law requires a vehicle driver to stop at least 30 feet from the stopped school bus that is loading or unloading children. This is required by law whether the vehicle is meeting the bus or traveling behind it. The driver of the vehicle shall not proceed until the bus resumes motion or the visual signals are no longer activated.
Richard J. Arsenault, 2011
