Long Hill School Bus Driver Cited In Crash That Downed Power Lines, Briefly Trapped Students

A 62-year-old Long Hill school bus driver has been cited for a crash last month that caused live power lines to fall on the vehicle, trapping eight students inside before power was shut to the area.

Eight children and one adult were helped off of a bus that crashed into a Long Hill utility pole Monday, toppling live power lines.
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Cecilia Levine

02/05/2019 11:32 a.m.

Sarah Scott-Farrar of Irvington is on suspension with the bus company and is not driving a route in Long Hill, according to District Superintendent Edwin Acevedo.

No injuries were reported in the Jan. 28 crash, when Scott-Farrar lost control of the vehicle while attempting a left turn.

The eight children made it to school safely.

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