James Michael Wright met all of the victims while working at the traveling carnival, police say. Written By: Washington Post | × James Michael Wright. Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority — The Washington Post On the morning of March 19, a 23-year-old man veered over the centerline and collided headfirst with a school bus, contorting his silver Chevy pickup truck into a collection of scrap metal. The kids were all right. But the pickup driver, James Michael Wright, had to be airlifted to the hospital for a broken leg, hip and arm, as the wheelchair-bound man would soon tell his Facebook followers. Thoughts and prayers poured in from friends and family, as well as from his colleagues at a traveling carnival.