School Bus Crash In El Paso County **Update**

COLORADO STATE PATROL

NEWS RELEASE
Public Affairs Unit
700 Kipling St. Denver, CO 80215
Trooper Nate Reid
Public Information Officer
(303) 239-4583________________


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: 11/10/10 Time: 10:10 A.M.


On 11/09/10 at approximately 9:30 p.m., Colorado State Troopers responded to a rollover crash involving a school bus on Highway 24, five miles east of Peyton, in El Paso County.

A yellow 2000 Bluebird school bus was traveling eastbound on Highway 24 when it attempted to slow for a vehicle in front of it causing the bus to lose control on the icy road. The bus began to spin counterclockwise and went off the north side of the roadway and down an embankment where it rolled onto its right side.

The bus driver, Les Dawson age 65 from Simla was uninjured. The bus was occupied by 24 students and five adults. One adult male was transported by helicopter to Penrose Main with moderate injuries. Eleven other occupants were transported to area hospitals with minor injuries.

The bus was returning to Calhan with a group of middle school children after being in Colorado Springs for a sporting event.

Highway 24 was temporarily closed while emergency crews were on scene.

Dawson has been charged with Careless Driving Causing Injury.

The Colorado State Patrol would like to remind drivers to slow down and give plenty of room between your vehicle and the vehicle in front of you, especially during winter driving conditions.


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