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Tuesday, January 01, 2019 02:49 PM

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Convicted Bus Driver Johnthony Walker Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Causing Crash That Killed Six Children, Injured Dozens of Others In Hamilton County

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WTVC) - Johnthony Walker will spend four years in prison for causing a crash that killed six children and injured dozens of others. Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Don Poole announced the sentence in court Tuesday, after an emotional morning of testimony from parents of the victims and Walker himself.

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NOW: We’re in court for the sentencing of the school bus driver convicted in the death of 6 Woodmore Elem. students. Walker just sat down

Walker was the Woodmore Elementary School bus driver a jury convicted in March of criminally negligent homicide for the crash that killed six children and wounded dozens of others on Nov. 21, 2016.