Coxim School Bus Driver Arrested After Nursing Student, 25, Is Killed

Overview

• Letícia Camargo died after a municipal school bus lost control, crossed into oncoming traffic, struck a tree, and mounted the sidewalk in Coxim, Mato Grosso do Sul.
• The 47-year-old municipal driver was arrested in the act with a driver’s license expired for a year, according to police.
• Investigators say he first admitted using his cellphone, then changed his account, refused a breath test and medical exam at the hospital, and left without authorization before being detained at home.
• Civil Police report the bus was speeding in the wrong lane and carried children at the time; forensic teams noted a cracked windshield and collected evidence at the scene.
• The city opened an administrative inquiry as the Police conduct the criminal investigation, with UFMS and the municipality issuing condolences and the family preparing a wake in Pedro Gomes.