County Jail Time for Schwenksville Bus Driver Involved in Fatal Crash

According to a Pottstown Mercury report, Frederick Poust III, of Schwenksville, was sentence to serve one to two years in Montgomery County Correctional Facility, plus five years of probation, in connection to a fatal crash that occurred in front of on Route 73, Feb. 17, 2010.

Earlier this year, Poust pleaded guilty to charges of homicide by vehicle and recklessly endangering other persons.

Poust was driving a school bus with 45 students aboard when he entered the path of an oncoming Honda as he tried to turn left onto the school's property, according to a Times Herald report.

The car collided with the school bus, killing 27-year-old Richard Taylor, of Gilbertsville, who was a passenger in the car. The driver, 41-year-old Perkiomenville resident Freddie Carroll, suffered serious injuries. Five students on the bus were treated for minor injuries. (Source)

Poust's sentencing is pending. Authorities say Poust showed "signs of fatigue" prior to the crash, according to a prior Herald story.

Read the full report here.