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John Barned-Smith and researcher Joyce Lee contributed to this report.US20080239077A1 - Motor vehicle accident recording system Houston Chronicle reporters Dale Lezon, Dylan Baddour, Dug Begley, Carol Christian, Craig Hlavaty, Emma Hinchliffe, St. She had just recently spoken with the slain 14-year-old, a girl Simmons described as 'happy,' and who she said couldn't 'wait to get out and make something of herself.' Of the 17-year-old, Simmons said the she 'was doing her very best to get her diploma.' 'I can't tell you heavy my heart is,' Simmons said. 'We've had other students killed on the street but never on their way to get educated.' Principals from schools across the district - and some as far away as New York - had called offering their condolences and support. On Tuesday afternoon, Bertie Simmons, principal of both Furr High School and REACH Charter High School, said that dozens of students visited grief counselors the district had brought in after the crash. 'I woke up to it (news of the crash) and I came up here to check on them.

Chris White also came to check on his children. In the late morning, some parents came by to pick up food. It also has seven security cameras, officials said, and footage from those cameras is being reviewed as part of the investigation.Īt Furr, instruction continued as usual, as did a scheduled student-run food drive. The vehicle was purchased new in 2008 and was equipped with lap belts for students. HISD Transportation General Manager Nathan Graf said later Tuesday that Pacheco was near the end of the route when the accident occurred.ĭistrict officials said that records show that the bus last underwent a maintenance inspection in July.

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Tweets by ask our drivers to pray, before they go out on their routes in morning and evening, for safety,' said Thomas. She said she was asking HISD to send counselors to talk to district drivers before they head out on their afternoon route. 'This is the worst I've ever seen in my 30 years as union president,' she said, adding that many of the union's drivers were in mourning. She was from the district's central motor pool, said Wretha Thomas, head of the district's bus drivers' union. She has a clean driving record, HISD officials said. Pacheco, the driver, has been with HISD since May 2013, according to HISD personnel records. Spencer said that it has been at least 15 years since an HISD student on board a school bus was killed in a wreck. ‘House of Hammer’: See the Most Shocking Messages Armie Hammer Allegedly Sent to Women.Ted Cruz wants to block student loan forgiveness

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'It's a relatively rare event,' said Gordon Trowbridge, spokesman for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Nationwide, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported 46 occupant fatalities from school transportation-related crashes from 2008 to 2013. On Tuesday afternoon, the National Traffic and Safety Board said it was investigating. 'Cecilia and I send our thoughts and prayers to the families affected by this heartbreaking incident, and I ask all Texans to support and keep Houston ISD and its community in their thoughts and prayers as they heal from this loss.' 'The State of Texas mourns the loss of Texas students today in a tragedy no parent should ever have to experience,' he said. Greg Abbott released a statement as well, offering his condolences. 'This place, this school, these buildings are a home for these children,' she said. HISD trustee Juliet Stipeche spoke at the school shortly before dismissal. 'We offer prayers for the victims of the terrible school bus accident this morning,' she said, in the tweet. On Tuesday afternoon, Houston Mayor Annise Parker took to Twitter, calling the students' deaths 'an incomprehensible loss.' 'I ask all of the HISD community to join me in praying for all of those involved.' 'We are deeply saddened by this tragedy,' said HISD Superintendent Terry Grier, who is vacationing this week and who announced last week that he will resign in March. School, city and state officials sent messages after the fatal collision, calling for prayer.

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HISD chief of staff Jason Spencer said the driver of the LeSabre is a teacher in the district.

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