Truck driver in fatal Texas school bus crash arrested Friday; admitted drug use before wreck
Jerry Hernandez, a 42-year-old truck driver told authorities had gotten very little sleep and used cocaine before crashing into Texas school bus.
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Jerry Hernandez, a 42-year-old truck driver told authorities had gotten very little sleep and used cocaine before crashing into Texas school bus.
The driver of a concrete truck that drifted into oncoming traffic and collided with a Hays ISD school bus last Friday admitted to using marijuana and cocaine and getting very little sleep, according to court records cited by an Austin news station.
The Hays Consolidated Independent School District has identified a 5-year-old student who was killed in a bus crash on Friday.
The Hays district has proposed a $367.8 million bond to address growth and build new facilities for extracurriculars and career programs.
The Texas House and Senate both passed versions of the education budget that increase spending, but education advocates say it's nowhere near enough.