Cantonment Woman Charged After Hitting School Bus

September 6, 2011

A Cantonment woman was charged with careless driving after rear-ending a loaded school bus this morning.

Cheaki Larkins, 22, was following a Pensacola Christian Academy bus on Chemstrand Road when the bus driven by 46-year old Laurie Vincent of Cantonment stopped to pick up a passenger at Crooked Oak Drive. Larkins failed to stop for the bus and collided with it, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Vincent and the 29 passengers on the bus were not injured, and the bus sustained on minor damage. Larkins and her passenger, 6-year old Robert Brooks were also uninjured.

Larkins was charged with careless driving and no proof of insurance, according to the FHP.

Comments

14 Responses to “Cantonment Woman Charged After Hitting School Bus”

  1. Everett on September 10th, 2011 5:50 am

    No glad injuries were sustained. Be thankful for that.

  2. Skeptical on September 8th, 2011 8:54 am

    My guess is that she was either texting or putting makeup on. How do you not see a bus?

  3. bratt on September 7th, 2011 4:14 pm

    Patriot I juz read ur post after I sent one n to tha whitepunknotondope. U r correct….peoples so ignorant….what a name….names like that with a comment like that will make u wounder LOL

  4. bratt on September 7th, 2011 4:11 pm

    Whitepunknotondope
    Leo don’t get more money fer how many tickets they write, they get paid the same amount everytime they work no matter if they write 4 tickets er 60 tickets they get paid the same amount of money. There LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS!!!! If they write u a ticket its cause u broke the law n that’s there job

  5. Sandra on September 7th, 2011 3:32 pm

    Put up a redlight there!! LOL

  6. Michelle on September 7th, 2011 2:50 pm

    Well they say it goes in 3’s. That should do for a while.

  7. Patriot on September 7th, 2011 8:14 am

    For whitepunknotondope: LEOs don’t get any of your money.

  8. Amy352 on September 7th, 2011 12:27 am

    Too many buses are being hit. Whenever I see a bus, I drive very cautiously because I care about the babies getting on and off! Wake up people! I am a Mom and I would not want my baby hurt.It was not as if she could not see it! Wreckless driver! Take her license away!

  9. billy on September 6th, 2011 11:01 pm

    Chenika needs to get insuranc e and a tag. There are lots of Chenikas on the road.

  10. get quenched on September 6th, 2011 9:32 pm

    If only there were something like flashing lights, bright colors, or signs to make those buses more visible–oh wait, there are those things? Why are so many buses being hit these days?

  11. whitepunknotondope on September 6th, 2011 8:51 pm

    “If she had no insurance, how did she get a car tag?”

    If you have insurance, but you don’t have the correct card with you (say you own 2 vehicles and you have the wrong card on you when you’re pulled over) you will be cited for “no proof of insurance”. The year, make and model of the vehicle on the card you are carrying must match the car you are driving.

    It’s simply a way for LEO to pile it on and get more of your money.

  12. Patriot on September 6th, 2011 8:45 pm

    No PROOF of insurance.
    She may be insured, but didn’t have proof in her car.
    She may have gotten a tag and then cancelled the policy.
    She may have been driving someone else’s car.

    She should have been paying more attention while driving.

  13. 429SCJ on September 6th, 2011 6:30 pm

    If she had no insurance, how did she get a car tag?

  14. OldMarine on September 6th, 2011 5:09 pm

    careless driving and no proof of insurance, Hummm

    wonder why she didnt see a school bus? Cell Phone?

    Glad no Child was hurt