/tags/bus-accident bus accident en-US Copyright Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:38:17 GMT /news/2025-06-30/man-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-for-2023-licking-county-crash-that-killed-6-people Jacob McDonald was found guilty by Judge David Branstool on six counts of misdemeanor vehicular homicide and 11 counts of misdemeanor assault. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 14:38:17 GMT /news/2025-06-30/man-sentenced-to-18-months-in-prison-for-2023-licking-county-crash-that-killed-6-people George Shillcock /news/2025-05-16/judge-finds-semi-truck-driver-jacob-mcdonald-not-guilty-for-homicide-in-2023-bus-crash-on-i-70 McDonald was charged with six counts of aggravated vehicular manslaughter, nine counts of vehicular assault and 11 counts of misdemeanor assault. Six people died in the bus crash, including three students traveling to Columbus from Tuscarawas County. Fri, 16 May 2025 17:13:04 GMT /news/2025-05-16/judge-finds-semi-truck-driver-jacob-mcdonald-not-guilty-for-homicide-in-2023-bus-crash-on-i-70 George Shillcock /news/2025-05-08/licking-county-judge-expects-to-issue-verdict-next-week-in-deadly-2023-i-70-bus-crash-case Closing arguments happened Thursday in Jacob McDonald's trial. Defense attorney Chris Brigdon called on a crash reconstruction expert and a digital analyst to testify in McDonald's trial in Licking County. Thu, 08 May 2025 20:46:55 GMT /news/2025-05-08/licking-county-judge-expects-to-issue-verdict-next-week-in-deadly-2023-i-70-bus-crash-case George Shillcock /news/2025-05-05/trial-begins-for-semi-truck-driver-accused-of-causing-deadly-2023-bus-crash-in-licking-county Jacob McDonald, 61, is charged with 26 counts, including aggravated vehicular homicide. McDonald allegedly caused a 2023 bus crash on I-70 in Licking County that killed six people traveling from Tuscarawas County to Columbus. Mon, 05 May 2025 21:22:03 GMT /news/2025-05-05/trial-begins-for-semi-truck-driver-accused-of-causing-deadly-2023-bus-crash-in-licking-county George Shillcock /news/2024-07-22/zanesville-semi-truck-driver-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-after-fatal-i-70-school-bus-crash Jacob McDonald, 61, is charged with 15 felonies and several misdemeanor assault charges in Licking County. A fiery crash killed six people in 2023 traveling from Tuscarawas County to Columbus. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 14:56:19 GMT /news/2024-07-22/zanesville-semi-truck-driver-charged-with-vehicular-homicide-after-fatal-i-70-school-bus-crash George Shillcock /2024-01-31/ohio-task-force-does-not-recommend-mandating-seatbelts-on-school-buses Gov. Mike DeWine assembled the task force in August 2023 after a Clark County crash fatally ejected 11-year-old Aiden Clark from a school bus. Thu, 01 Feb 2024 02:18:27 GMT /2024-01-31/ohio-task-force-does-not-recommend-mandating-seatbelts-on-school-buses Sarah Donaldson /news/2023-11-28/oshp-report-states-semi-followed-vehicle-too-closely-in-licking-county-crash-that-killed-6-people The report states the crash happened because the semi at the rear of the line of vehicles was following too closely when the vehicles in front of it braked, causing a chain reaction crash involving five vehicles. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:36:58 GMT /news/2023-11-28/oshp-report-states-semi-followed-vehicle-too-closely-in-licking-county-crash-that-killed-6-people George Shillcock /2023-10-30/cost-at-center-of-debate-over-requiring-seatbelts-on-school-buses-in-ohio A crash in western Ohio that fatally ejected an elementary student from a bus and seriously injured more than 20 others has led to renewed efforts to pass school bus safety policies. Tue, 31 Oct 2023 00:55:21 GMT /2023-10-30/cost-at-center-of-debate-over-requiring-seatbelts-on-school-buses-in-ohio Sarah Donaldson /2023-09-14/how-safe-are-kids-on-seat-belt-less-school-buses Deadly crash renews debate over seat belts in school buses. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 08:58:00 GMT /2023-09-14/how-safe-are-kids-on-seat-belt-less-school-buses Clare Roth, Kathryn Mobley, WYSO Public Radio /2023-09-12/ohio-school-bus-safety-group-begins-work-recommendations-expected-by-years-end The working group was put together after a deadly school bus crash in August in western Ohio killed an 11-year-old elementary student and injured more than 20 other kids on the first day of school. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 15:21:37 GMT /2023-09-12/ohio-school-bus-safety-group-begins-work-recommendations-expected-by-years-end Karen Kasler