Overview
- Jeffrey Colburn, 65, was arrested after a Knox County grand jury indictment in the Nov. 21, 2025 Rockland fatality.
- Police say Brayden Callahan was in a marked crosswalk when the bus pulled forward, and he was run over by front and rear passenger-side tires.
- Investigators cite onboard video indicating Colburn was not watching the road and the bus’s crossing arm was not deployed; Colburn told police he did not see the child.
- District Attorney Natasha Irving said the state alleges criminal negligence and is prepared to prove it beyond a reasonable doubt at trial.
- The Callahan family filed a $10 million civil suit against Colburn and RSU 13; records also note two prior bus crashes involving Colburn and a 2015 OUI conviction with no indication of impairment in this case.