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Truck Driver Takes Plea Deal in Fatal School Bus Crash

June 25, 2025

Concrete pump hit a school bus, killing two.

Jerry Hernandez has accepted a plea deal regarding charges filed in response to a school bus crash that killed two people, according to an attorney representing victims of the incident. Hernandez had admitted to using cocaine the morning of the crash, March 22, 2024.

The concrete pump he was driving veered into the bus, which was carrying 44 children and 11 adults. The crash killed one child. A car then crashed into the back of the bus, killing the driver.

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At least nine law suits have been filed against Hernandez.

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