Bus driver charged with careless and reckless driving after Vance County bus accident
52-year-old bus driver fell asleep at the wheel of Greyhound bus
On April 22, 2008, a 52-year-old Greyhound bus driver fell asleep at the wheel while driving south on U.S. 1 in Vance County, North Carolina. The bus then got into a bus accident, running off the road and hitting a ditch before rolling over on its side.
The bus accident, which occurred at about 5:45 a.m., sent 12 of the 29 passengers to a nearby hospital with minor injuries. The bus slid about 100 feet before stopping at a tree line on the right shoulder. The passengers got out of the bus through escape hatches on the bus’ roof.
While not all of the passengers in the bus accident were injured, all were taken to the hospital.
The bus involved in the accident was traveling from Richmond, Virginia to Fayetteville, North Carolina.
Sources: Adam Owens, “Bus driver ‘fell asleep’ before crash,” Wral.com, April 22, 2008; “Bus overturns in Vance County,” News and Observer, April 22, 2008.
