Bus driver in deadly crash sent to state prison Investigators said Charles Dixon was under the influence when he crashed in Lackawanna County, killing one passenger in his bus. Author: WNEP Web Staff Updated: 1:09 PM EST March 9, 2021 LACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — The bus driver at the wheel during a deadly crash in Lackawanna County has been sentenced to prison. Charles Dixon was sentenced Monday to nine years, nine months to 20 1/2 years in state prison. Dixon pleaded guilty to homicide by vehicle while DUI and aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI in December. Dixon was behind the wheel of a Big Red Bullet bus driving from Ithaca to New York City in October of 2018 when he veered off Interstate 380 in Covington Township and ended up in the woods.