VIDEO: Train grazes Florida school bus with 29 children onboard, bus driver faces 30 counts: SCSO
Apr 08, 2026
A Florida school bus driver has been arrested on child endangerment charges after she bypassed a train crossing and was grazed by an oncoming train.The Sumter County Sheriffs Office (SCSO) said the crash happened on April 2.Vide
o from a bystander shows the school bus with 29 children and an adult on board crossing the train tracks and being grazed in the back by the crossing train. Lights are seen flashing in the video.Watch video Florida school bus driver arrested after crash with train: SCSOThe arrest affidavit said the on-board video from the bus showed the bus proceeding over the tracks while a woman's voice, believed to be the driver, said, "Not gonna stop for a train," while her head moved back and forth.The bus driver, Yvonne Hampton, was arrested and charged with 29 counts of endangering children and 1 count of endangering an adult.Trains dont sneak up on people, folks. It was poor judgment and that is what led to this arrest, Sumter County Sheriff Pat Breeden said.No students were injured, SCSO said.
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