US Bus Crash (Read 912 times)

[doncasterdart]

*Shakes fist* Veolia!!!

Interesting how he is alleged to be 'asleep' yet does not intervene during the rather long procedure of crashing, I would have expected to wake up by then!

www.jrn.com/kivitv/news/Video-released-of-Valley-Ride-bus-crash-245902551.html

Dash cam video has been released of the Valley Ride bus that crashed into the Idaho Power Building on January 6.



This video led police to charge the driver, 59 year old Fatangia "Frank" Moala of Boise, with negligent driving. They say he appeared to be driving drowsy. According to police, the video showed his eyes were closed shortly before driving off the road.



Moala pleaded not guilty to the charge. Instead, he told police the brakes failed on the bus. But Valley Ride says that is not the case and the bus was up to date on its maintenance."There's a very rigid schedule,” said Mark Carnopis, a spokesman for Valley Regional Transport. “And it's a very aggressive schedule in terms of making sure air brakes are working, all the systems are working, all the emergency systems are working."



Valley Regional Transport itself does not employ the drivers, instead they work for Veolia Transportation, based out of Illinois. Veolia spokeswoman Valerie Michael said the company could not say if Moala is still employed there, but they did confirm the morning shift was his normal shift and Moala was not working extended hours that day.



"There are limitations in terms of hours and when you can drive and everything else. They've been following those procedures to a 'T'."



There were up to six cameras in the bus at the time of the crash, but Valley Ride is not releasing footage from all of them due to privacy concerns. Idaho Power has not immediately responded to our questions about the cost of fixing the damage, which includes numerous street lights, trees and a decorative column on their building.