School Bus Crashes Into Utility Pole, Probe Underway

HOWELL – A mini school bus crashed into a utility pole Monday afternoon sending the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. None of the children on the bus were harmed.

Howell Police said the incident happened around 2:50 p.m. as it was traveling down County Route 547 when the driver, identified as Jennifer Salus, lost control of the bus, ran off the road and into the pole.

Police said the six children from Memorial Elementary School and the bus aide did not sustain injuries.

Salus sustained an injury to her hand.

Police said the driver and the Lakewood based bus company, D.A.G. Transportation LLC, are cooperating with the department and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

If anyone has any information concerning the incident, contact Ptl. Dan Scherbinski at 732-938-4575 ext. 2629.

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