Canton, GA — At the intersection of Cumming Highway and Hightower Road in Far East Canton, there was an accident on Wednesday of this week between a school bus and a semi-truck. The school bus driver, 75-year old James Edgar, was injured along with an 11-year old student on his bus.
Police said that Edgar and the student had been driving west along Cumming Highway on Wednesday morning (January 7, 2015) when they came upon the T-intersection with Hightower Road/Highway 369.
At the intersection, a white and blue semi-truck was waiting to make a turn onto Cumming Highway. Instead of yielding, however, the semi-truck turned onto the highway and into the path of the school bus. The two vehicles collided and the bus suffered front-end damage.
James Edgar was taken to a hospital for a hand injury and the 11-year old student o his bus was also taken to a doctor for an evaluation.
The semi-truck driver was identified as Jose Alfaro, 46, and it’s not clear if he’ll face any charges for the accident.
Scene of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
I hope the trucking company that employed this driver does the right thing and makes sure to take responsibility for the accident. At the end of the day, employers are responsible for their employees in almost every way, even when they make a mistake that results in another persons’s injuries. I, for one, am left wondering why the truck ran the stop sign in the first place. The road isn’t particularly curvy in that area, so the trucker should have been able to see the bus in plenty of time.
— Grossman Law Offices
