The Great Smoky Mountain Journal
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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:38 PM
Bus Driver Cited In School Bus Crash In NE Knoxville
Crews with the Knoxville Police Department were called to Tazewell Pike near Murphy Road at 7:11 a.m. to investigate the crash.
According to dispatchers, bus no. 160 was involved in the accident. A representative with Knox County Schools said there were no children on the bus at the time of the crash.. The bus reportedly did not receive any damage.
The preliminary investigation states that a Dodge truck driven by Phillip Smith was stopped at a red light in the southbound lane of Tazewell Pike when a school bus drove forward, hitting the truck.
The bus driver identified as Charlotte Helton was not hurt. Smith refused medical attention on the scene.
Helton was cited for following too closely, KPD reports.