Driver Holding Phone Crashes Into School Bus In Springfield: Police

NORTH SPRINGFIELD, VA — A driver was charged with having a phone in their hand after their car struck a school bus Tuesday morning just off Braddock Road, according to the Fairfax County Police Department.

Around 8:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the sedan struck the school bus in the 5200 block of Inverchapel Road in North Springfield, police said. No children were injured in the crash.

The driver of the sedan was treated for minor injuries and was charged with having a phone in hand, police said.

“Phone down, eyes up,” police said. “U text. U drive. U pay.”