Transcript for New details on what driver who killed 3 siblings told police
Remarkably no injuries reported. New concerns about school bus safety after two deadly accidents in the last week. A driver hit a child in Mississippi right on the heels of the accident in Indiana. This morning we’re learning what she told police about the crash. Alex Perez is there in Rochester, Indiana. Good morning, Alex. Reporter: Hey, good morning, George. That driver who crashed into those kids will be back in the courthouse later this month and told investigators she saw flashing lights, but didn’t realize it was a school bus. This morning, we’re learning the driver who struck and killed three children while they were walking to their school bus had three kids in her own backseat during the crash. 24-year-old driver Alyssa shepherd who worked with kids at a local church she normally does not travel on this road and says she saw the flashing lights but did not realize it was a school bus until it was too late. Look at the chaotic moments just after first responders arrive on the scene, still dark, the hood of the pickup mangled. I knew it. I knew I heard the school bus. Reporter: Frantic neighbors are rushing outside after hearing the crash that killed twin brothers Xavier and mason and their sister Olivia approaching the bus. Maverick Lowe was also hit currently in the hospital recovering from multiple surgeries. Be safe. You’re not supposed to get smacked by a car doing 60 miles an hour. Reporter: Shepherd is charged with three counts of reckless homicide. The siblings’ uncle said the family had contacted the district about moving the school bus where the speed limit is 45 miles per hour many times before. It’s not safe to walk a child across a highway. Especially at that time because everybody is going to work at that time. Reporter: In the wake of the children’s death the school district announcing the stop has been moved. Instead of stopping on this busy road it will now enter the side streets of this neighborhood to pick up children. A 2018 national survey of bus drivers found on a single day nearly 84,000 vehicles passed their buses illegally, 3,000 in Indiana alone. On Wednesday in Lee county, Mississippi, another child struck and killed while getting on the bus. The driver who stayed at the scene has been charged with aggravated assault. And a team of NTSB investigators will be analyzing the crash here looking for any precautions that can be taken here or in other areas to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. We have got to stop them. Thanks very much.
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