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School Bus Driver Charged After Rear-Ending Pickup Truck
May 15, 2013
An Escambia County school bus driver was charged after rear-ending a pickup truck this afternoon on 9½ Mile Road.
The Florida Highway Patrol said 28-year old Mika R. Perritt, age 28 of Atlanta, was stopped for traffic in a 2000 Chevrolet C1500 on 9½ Mile Road near Raymar Street. The school bus driver, Letha D. Mauldin, age 57 of Cantonment, failed to stop before hitting the pickup about 2:05 p.m.
Damage to both vehicles was minimal.
There were 49 children on the bus at the time of the crash. There were no injuries.
Mauldin, the bus driver, was charged with careless driving, the FHP said.
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14 Responses to “School Bus Driver Charged After Rear-Ending Pickup Truck”
The drivers and some of the kids are the only ones who know exactly how it happened. I was “stopped” for traffic about 10 years ago and was rear-ended. I had JUST stopped.. like the car in front of me and the car in front of her and the van in front of him. The man behind me was the unfortunate one who didn’t stop in time. You have to take the details reported with a grain of salt.
My kids were on this bus and they were fine. Ms. Diane is a wonderful driver and she very clearly loves the kids on her bus and loves her job. I was out there this morning to praise her and let her know that I know she would never hurt my children for any reason and I have NO qualms about putting my children on her bus. People (and the new media) are always so quick to be negative and judge. It’s called an accident for a reason. The only person I know to be perfect had holes in his hand and died on a cross.
My child was on this bus and Ms. Diane is an awesome bus driver. I have no problem having my child on her bus. It was an accident plain and simple. Could happen to anyone.
Furthermore…. Mrs.Mauldin is a wonderful person & a very capable bus driver. I would put my child on her bus anyway,without worry.
So like I said earlier, anyone that would like to take on this challenging career, please apply!
There are just a few requirements:
Maintain & possess a CDL with passenger & school bus endorsement
Pass a yearly DOE physcial
Pass a background check & fingerprinting
Have a good driving record
Be tobacco free
Have good communications skills
Have the ability to operate one of the largest vehicles on the road!!!
(Just saying)
Where does the article say the driver was distracted by the kids?
Could have been other reasons like texting or following to close, day dreaming etc. etc.
My son is 22 years old and this was his bus driver in middle school. She is very capable and we had no problems the years my son road her bus. If this is a one-time accident then I don’t think Mrs. Mauldin should lose her job. And I know the argument KIDS were on the bus but we none know what exactly happened to cause the accident. Thankful that no injuries were reported….
The Escambia County School District are ALWAYS needing drivers!! So if anyone thinks they can do a better job! Come on down
Sorry I meant that is what kids Do!! And I’m not judging I am just stating the truth
Get a new job . if a bus driver cannot keep from wrecking due to kids distracting them then they don’t belong in the drivers seat because like it or not that’s what kids due. Sorry but I know a lot of long time drivers and they know this as well
To Parent: YES this was a bus with Pine Meadow students. My nephews were on board.
Was this a pine meadow bus and students
Glad all kids involved are OK!!!
Wow, well at least no one was hurt.
Saying there were no injuries, before 24 hrs has gone by, is an over statement. You could say “there were no injuries reported”. The gal that was rear-ended won’t know until she wakes up tomorrow whether she has whiplash. It takes that long for damaged tissue to become inflamed. Just sayin’.
And that, dear children, is why you don’t want to distract the driver