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Video may support bus driver's brake-failure claim

A video may support a bus driver's claim that brake failure caused a crash involving Rockdale County's high school football team.

Video may support bus driver's brake-failure claim

Key takeaways

  • A bus driver claims the brakes failed.
  • A video may support the driver's account.
  • The crash involved Rockdale County's high school football team.
  • The cause of the crash has not been established here.

A video may support a bus driver's claim that brake failure played a role in a crash involving Rockdale County's high school football team.

The claim concerns the bus driver and the operation of the vehicle during the crash. The video is described as potentially supporting the driver's account, but the available facts do not establish that brake failure caused the crash.

What is known

The incident involved a bus carrying or connected to Rockdale County's high school football team. The driver has claimed that the brakes failed, and a video may support that claim.

What remains unresolved

A video that supports a driver's account is not, by itself, a final determination of responsibility or cause. The crash's cause remains tied to the evaluation of the driver's claim and the video evidence.

Source

11Alive.com reported on the video and the driver's brake-failure claim.

What to watch

  • How investigators evaluate the video.
  • Whether officials make a finding about the driver's brake-failure claim.
  • Any court or agency records connected to the crash.

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