Crime & Safety
No Injures In Hillsborough School Bus Crash
No one was injured in an early Tuesday crash on State Road 574 involving a Hillsborough County school bus, but a driver was ticketed.
VALRICO, FL — A 24-year-old Valrico man was cited following an early Tuesday morning crash involving a Hillsborough County school bus.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, Ricardo Gardiner was heading eastbound on State Road 574 around 5:42 a.m. April 25. Troopers say Gardiner’s Hyundai entered the left turn lane for McIntosh Road as a school bus driven by Lisa Herring, 46, of Plant City was heading west on State Road 574.
While both motorists had a green traffic signal, a highway patrol report said Gardiner turned left into the path of the bus. His Elantra struck the left, front side of the school bus, the report said.
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No students were on Herring’s bus at the time of the crash. Troopers say neither driver was injured. Gardiner, however, was ticketed for a violation of right-of-way.
Photo courtesy of the Florida Highway Patrol
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