By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
CHEHALIS – Two vehicles were left with significant damage after two separate incidents yesterday of motorists running into school busses.
No injuries were reported.
It was just before 1 p.m. when a bus carrying about 15 students was traveling eastbound at the 900 block of Byham Road in Winlock when a 61-year-old resident pulled out of a driveway and the two collided, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.
The Buick LaSabre sustained major damage to its left front corner and the bus’s right front portion, just minor dents and scratches, according to the sheriff’s office.
“The kids said it felt like a bump,” Chief Civil Deputy Stacy Brown said.
The car’s driver should expect to find an infraction in his mail for failure to yield, according to Brown.
At almost 4 p.m. in Chehalis, a car driven by a 25-year-old woman slammed into the back of a school bus on the 600 block of West Main Street.
“The school bus had stopped at the railroad tracks and the other driver didn’t see it,” Chehalis police Sgt. Gary Wilson said.
Responders said her car was totaled; there were no children on the bus.
WIlson noted that by law whether loaded or not, school busses come to a full stop at railroad tracks, turn on their flashing lights and look both ways before proceeding.
Kayla N. Voie was ticketed for driving with a suspended license, he said.