Kentucky State Police are investigating a collision at the intersection of Broadway Street and Dry Ridge Bypass involving a vehicle and a Grant County school bus. Police said the driver of the vehicle hit the side of the bus after running a red light. The man was flown to a hospital for further treatment and the bus of 18 students were left unharmed.
Kentucky law provides that drivers on roadways owe a duty of care to other drivers and their passengers to operate their vehicles in a safe and reasonable manner. In order to prevail on a claim of negligence, passengers and drivers of other vehicles would need to assert and prove that the at-fault driver breached this duty by failing to operate his or her vehicle as a reasonably prudent driver would in similar circumstances. Recoverable damages could potentially include property damage, medical bills, lost wages, permanent disability, and pain and suffering.
While driver error appears to be the cause, a crash like this one warrants an investigation to determine if any other causes are at play, such as mechanical failure, shoddy maintenance, a poor repair job or defects in the vehicle itself. Hopefully, all of the involved individuals make quick and full recoveries. And hopefully the responsible party or parties have plenty of insurance coverage to make up for the harms and losses that have occurred.