Date/Time: Feb. 20, 6:14 p.m. Narrative: A 2006 Dodge truck driven
by Timothy R. Clark, 37, of San Jose was traveling on Roosevelt Road
eastbound at Illinois 29 in Mason County. Clark
stopped at the stop sign at Roosevelt Road and Illinois 29, then
continued into the intersection.
An AC Central school bus driven by Timothy D. Richard, 44, of
Chanderville was traveling on Illinois 29 northbound through the
intersection. The bus carried 31 passengers, mostly high school age.
Clark's Dodge struck the school bus on the driver's side in two
locations as it passed by.
There were no injuries in either vehicle.
Agencies assisting at the incident included the Illinois State
Police, Mason County Sheriff's Department, and the local fire and
rescue department.
Clark was ticketed for failure to yield at a stop sign
intersection.
The public is reminded that anyone is presumed innocent until the
charges are proven in a court of law.
[Illinois
State Police; LDN] |