SCSO & RPD team up to address school bus safety concerns

REDDING, Calif., — Citing a recent increase in reports of vehicles passing school busses while they are stopped with their red stop lights activated along with other dangerous driving actions in and around Redding as well as throughout Shasta County, led to a dual-agency enforcement crackdown this week. The operation included officials from Redding Police Department and Shasta County Sheriff’s […]

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8 hospitalized after school bus crash in Lake Elsinore

LAKE ELSINORE — Eight people, including six juveniles, were hospitalized after a two vehicle crash between a school bus and passenger van in Lake Elsinore this morning, Friday, Dec. 13. The accident, which involved two drivers and thirteen passengers and resulted in two people seriously injured according to officials, happened at the intersection of Grand Ave. and Morrow Way, in […]

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Bus dropping off children leads to Hat Creek 3 big-rig pileup

HAT CREEK — Authorities are at the scene of a chain reaction crash involving a school bus dropping off students in the Hat Creek area and three, fully loaded, tractor-trailer combos that slammed into each other while trying to stop for the bus earlier this afternoon, Tuesday, May 7. The accident, which happened on SR-89, a half-mile south of Lava […]

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HESPERIA: Eight injured in crash that sent bus careening into pole, fence and building

HESPERIA — Eight people were hospitalized after an SUV ran a Hesperia stop sign and plowed into a bus carrying nearly three dozen high school students, Friday afternoon, Nov. 3. Six of those injured in the crash were juveniles ranging from 4 to 17-years-old. The drivers of the bus and SUV were also injured and hospitalized. According to California Highway Patrol […]

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HESPERIA: No injuries reported after car plows into back of school bus

HESPERIA — A car plowed into the rear of a school bus in front of shocked parents who were dropping off their children at Hesperia Junior High School, Friday morning, Aug. 18. The accident, which was reported about 8:30 a.m., happened on Willow Street, directly in front of the school, where the posted speed limit is 25 mph and there are at least two […]

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