Minor Injuries In 2-Bus Collision

MYAKKA CITY, FL — A 66-year-old Wauchula man faces careless driving charges after a Wednesday morning collision involving two buses.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Sergio Rodriguez was driving a bus full of migrant workers westbound on State Road 64 at 8:40 a.m. March 15. At that time, a Manatee County school bus driven by Tammy Hartley, 50, of Bradenton was stopped east of 411th Street East picking up children.

Troopers say Rodriguez failed to notice the stopped school bus and rear-ended the vehicle.

There were 29 students on board the bus at the time of the crash, a highway patrol report said. Fifteen of the children reported minor injuries, but none required hospitalization.

The bus Rodriguez was driving was carrying 49 adult migrant workers, according to the report. No injuries were reported on that bus.

Rodriguez was cited for careless driving.

No further information is available at this time.

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Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol