Driver Cited, Company Fined For Dump Truck Versus School Bus Wreck

October 13, 2015

An Escambia County company is facing thousands of dollars in penalties and a driver cited on multiple charges for a wreck involving a school bus and Mack dump truck in late August.

The Florida Highway Patrol Bureau Commercial Motor Vehicle Enforcement conducted a compliance review of G.B. Green Construction Management and Consulting. The review found multiple civil violations that resulted in $14,555 in civil penalties. The driver of the dump truck, Abraham Larry, Jr. was charged with traffic violations for failure to obey a red light and expired registration. He was also issued faulty equipment violations for brakes and tires.

The bus loaded with students from Pensacola High School was hit by the company’s dump truck on August 27.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, 16 students were transported to area hospitals, two as “trauma alerts”. The FHP said bus driver Harriet Collins, 27, along with 22 students and a driver’s assistant were westbound on Jordan Street attempting to cross Pace Boulevard.

A Mack dump truck being driven by Larry, Jr., age 33 of Pensacola, was traveling north on Pace Boulevard. The dump truck driven by Larry ran the red light at the intersection of Jordan Street on collided with the left rear side of the school bus. The collision caused the school bus to overturn and strike a utility pole, coming to final rest on its right side.

Tire photos courtesy Andrew McKay, NewsRadio 1620 for NorthEscambia.com. Other photos are NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News