Bus Camera Video Shows Five Students Stop School Bus After Driver Passes Out

Overview

• Driver Leah Taylor, 46, had an asthma attack and lost consciousness on April 22 as the bus left Hancock Middle School with about 40 students on a four-lane highway.
• Sixth-grader Jackson Casnave, 12, grabbed the wheel while classmate Darrius Clark, 12, pressed the brakes to bring the bus to a safe stop.
• Other students called 911 and searched for Taylor’s medicine, and two—Destiny Cornelius, 15, and McKenzy Finch, 13—helped give the inhaler and support the driver’s head.
• Cameras on the bus recorded the seconds-long scramble, and local outlets have shown the footage that captures the students’ rapid response.
• Taylor later credited the children with saving lives, and school leaders recognized the five with an on-campus event and a planned lunch outing.