Manatee County School Bus, Car Collide

BRADENTON, FL — A Manatee County school bus driver and motorists started Friday morning off with citations in hand following a crash along 5th Street East.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, William Mitchell, 41, of Bradenton was driving a county school bus on 32nd Avenue East around 7 a.m. March 31. Mitchell had one adult passenger, but no students on his bus, when he stopped westbound for the sign at 5th Street East.

Troopers say Ned Mixon, 35, of Bradenton was heading north on 5th Street East at that time in a Mitsubishi Eclipse. Mitchell didn’t see Mixon’s car, a highway patrol report said, and began to turn the bus right onto 5th Street East. When he did, the front of the Mitsubishi hit the left side of the bus.

While no injuries were reported, both drivers were cited. Mitchell was cited for failing to yield from a stop sign, the patrol reported. Mixon failed to show proof of insurance, the report said.

No further information is available at this time.

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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol