JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — A Lumberton man is facing four charges after rear-ending a Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District bus Thursday afternoon along the US-90 highway.
It happened around 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of US-90 and Rice Field Road, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
The man was driving a Dodge passenger car and traveling east behind the Hardin-Jefferson school bus.
The school bus stopped and turned on its red flashing lights with its extended stop sign. The Dodge car failed to control his speed and rear-ended the bus, DPS says.
Eleven students and one bus driver were on board.
The students and the bus driver were not injured. The 33-year-old driver of the Dodge car was also not injured, according to DPS.
The man driving the car has been identified as Forest Lee, of Lumberton. He was cited for the following charges:
- Invalid driver's license
- Use of portable wireless communication device
- Failure to stop and remain stopped for a school bus
- Failure to control speed
The investigation is ongoing, according to DPS.
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