Bus Accident

Published on: October 26, 2026

Two Dead After Central Florida School Bus Crash Overturned. What to Know.

At least two people, including one high school student, died after a Monday, Oct. 5, crash involving a school bus in Central Florida.

The crash occurred around 6:15 a.m. involving a school bus from Winter Haven High School and two other vehicles, The Miami Herald reported. The bus rolled over in the crash.

A 10^th-grade student, whose name has not been released, was killed as well as a driver from one of the other vehicles involved in the collision. The driver of that vehicle, a Jeep that caught fire following the crash, was not released. WFLA, a local news station, reported that the student was 16 and the driver of the Jeep was 26 years old.

Published on: October 19, 2026

Surveillance Footage of Brave Teen Shows How She Stopped Her School Bus from Moving. What Happened to the Driver?

By Leesfield Shapiro

A Pennsylvania teen sprang into action after her school bus driver had a medical emergency and the whole thing was caught on tape, according to reporting from Fox 13 News – Tampa Bay.

The incident happened on Friday, Sept. 18, in Hollidaysburg, a borough in Blair County, Pennsylvania. Bus surveillance footage shows children walking up the aisle of the bus to get off at their stop. The bus slowly begins moving, with the line of students hesitating and looking at their driver in confusion.

After a brief, flummoxing moment, the students discover that their driver is suffering from a medical emergency.

Published on: February 19, 2026

Driver of University of Miami Bus Accused of Driving Under the Influence. What to Know.

By Leesfield Shapiro

A video of students confronting a driver of a University of Miami bus who was later accused of being intoxicated has circulated online after an incident Monday afternoon.

The 45-year-old driver was later charged with driving under the influence, two counts of DUI resulting in property damage and refusing to take a sobriety test, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.

The incident happened at about 3:30 p.m. on the 300 block of U.S. 1. The driver allegedly crashed into a tree and “other objects” on the road, the newspaper reported. When officers arrived, they noted in their report that the man had bloodshot eyes, was unsteady on his feet and smelled of alcohol.

Published on: October 30, 2025

Teen Hit and Killed Walking to Florida School Bus Stop. What to Know.

By Leesfield Shapiro

A high schooler was on her way to her school’s bus stop when she was hit and killed by a 60-year-old driver this week in Ocala, Florida, according to police.

The Ocala Police Department announced the death of Forest High School Student Shannon Rushing via a news release Monday. She was 18.

“We are heartbroken with this news and are supporting the family and school community during this difficult time,” officials with the police department said.

Published on: October 17, 2025

Could the Miami-Dade School District Reinstate BusPatrol? Here’s What to Know.

By Leesfield Shapiro

Officials with a school bus safety company, the Miami-Dade County School District and the sheriff’s office are parsing through BusPatrol plans to possibly reinstate the program, according to reporting from The Miami Herald.

The initial aim back at the start of the 2024-25 school year — when the district’s buses were first equipped with the company’s cameras — was to capture the information of drivers who illegally passed buses with their stop arms extended. This was an effort to combat what officials at the time were calling a “huge safety concern” for children boarding and disembarking from school buses. Drivers who violated state law and passed buses with their stop arms extended were cited at least $225.

Within the first two weeks of the school year, thousands of citations were issued.

Published on: August 22, 2025

Neighbor angry over bus stop placement uses sprinklers on students with disabilities, police say.

By Leesfield Shapiro

Police say a man is facing charges after he sprayed students with disabilities using his sprinkler system during a dispute over a neighborhood bus stop in Ocala.

Antonio Roman, 61, was charged on Aug. 17 with four counts of stalking, two counts of battery on a disabled person and two counts of battery.

Since at least Aug. 8, 2024, police say Roman activated his sprinklers twice a day to “intentionally spray the family who lived next door,” officials with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office told Miami Herald reporters. This allegedly occurred specifically when two students with special needs were loaded and unloaded from the bus stop. Police told reporters that the father began wearing a swimsuit to “shield his children from Roman’s sprinklers.

Published on: August 19, 2025

Girl, 11, Hit by Car Near Bus Stop in Port St. Lucie. What to Know.

By Leesfield Shapiro

An 11-year-old girl has been hospitalized with critical injuries after she was hit by a car near a bus stop in Port St. Lucie Friday.

The crash happened before 8:40 a.m. near the intersection of SW Thornhill Drive and SW Gemini Lane, according to reporting from local media. A neighbor’s surveillance camera captured the moment the child attempted to cross the street on her way to her bus stop and was hit. The driver immediately stopped and called paramedics, according to the article.

The girl was airlifted to St. Mary’s Medical Center in critical condition.

Published on: July 31, 2025

Leesfield Shapiro Answers: When do I stop for a school bus in Florida? Other school-zone-traffic-related questions

By Leesfield Shapiro

With the dreaded return of school bells this August comes the equally as detested return of morning traffic in Miami; here’s everything you need to know about school zone laws in Florida.

As a personal injury law firm with nearly five decades of experience handling pedestrian-involved accidents and other motor vehicle accidents, Leesfield Shapiro attorneys know just how dangerous Florida roads can be. From distractions on the roads such as cellphones to driving under the influence, our skilled trial attorneys have handled just about every injury that can occur on the road.

In a previous and tragic Leesfield Shapiro case, a child’s life was forever changed one morning when he was hit by a speeding driver while trying to board his school bus. The boy’s school bus driver instructed him to cross the street while stopped in the middle of the road instead of as far to the right as possible. The driver also instructed our client and other children to cross the street where there was no designated crosswalk.

Published on: April 18, 2025

Bus Driver Involved in Fatal Miami Gardens Shooting. What to Know About Violence on Public Transit.

By Leesfield Shapiro

A bus driver accused in the shooting deaths of two passengers following an argument should never have had a gun on board the day of the incident, officials say.

“Transit operators are not allowed to be armed,” Juan Mendieta, a spokesperson for Miami-Dade’s Department of Transportation and Public Works, told reporters with The Miami Herald.

This rule prohibits drivers from taking firearms with them to work even if they are legally allowed to carry them, reporters said in the article.

Published on: March 17, 2025

Miami ‘BusPatrol’ Citations Cause Controversy Following Thousands of Citations. What to Know.

By Leesfield Shapiro

A program meant to enforce school bus laws was met with outrage from thousands of drivers who were issued citations and prompted a response from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office.

As of Friday, March 7, the program was suspended for citations given to those who passed school buses on roads with a median, according to a statement from Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, who took office in January 2025.

“When I became Sheriff, I ordered a review of the program,” Cordero Stutz said in the post Tuesday, March 11 via X. “The review led to me announcing last Friday the suspension of median enforcement citations.”