Reports: Metro Ride driver not found at fault in crash that injured student
A series of crash reports and investigation summaries show a Metro Ride driver did not appear to be at fault in a crash that injured a 12-year-old student near John Muir Middle School, based on crash report data.
According to the report, the bus driver pulled up to the intersection of Callon Street and South 12th Avenue at 7:23 am May 4. A crossing guard waved the driver through the intersection, and as he proceeded through the intersection, a child entered the roadway from between parked vehicles.
The bus’s mirror struck the child, causing serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the report shows. The child was transported to Aspirus Wausau Hospital for treatment.
Because Metro Ride is a city-owned service, Wausau police requested assistance from the Marathon County Sheriff’s Office forensic mapping and reconstruction unit.
No citation was issued to the driver at the time of the incident.
The Wausonian requested the report details.
