Truck Driver Arrested After Fatal School Bus Crash in Texas

The driver admitted to using cocaine and marijuana prior to the collision, which killed a child and an adult.

Truck driver Jerry Hernandez was arrested and charged with criminally negligent homicide following a fatal collision with a Texas school bus carrying pre-K students.
The crash, which occurred on March 22, resulted in the deaths of 5-year-old Ulises Rodriguez Montoya and 33-year-old Ryan Wallace, a doctoral student.
Hernandez admitted to consuming cocaine and marijuana prior to the accident. He claimed to have swerved to avoid a vehicle, a claim contradicted by dashcam footage.
The school bus, returning from a zoo field trip, was carrying 44 prekindergarten students and 11 adults. Several were critically injured, and the bus lacked seat belts.
Authorities are investigating the crash, and if convicted, Hernandez could face a prison sentence of two years and a fine up to $10,000.