A split-second decision at a Florida rail crossing has left a veteran school bus driver facing 29 felony charges, and renewed scrutiny over how close dozens of children came to catastrophe.
Authorities in Sumter County say 67-year-old Yvonne Hampton drove a school bus into an active railroad crossing, where the rear of the vehicle was clipped by a passing CSX train while 29 children and an adult aide were on board. No one was physically injured, but video from inside the bus captured children screaming as the train roared past within inches.
