NTSB: Driver in Fatal Crash Was Speeding, Had Prior Wrecks

This undated photo provided by the Baltimore Police Department shows Glenn Chappell. Chappell the driver of a school bus involved in a deadly crash on Nov. 1, 2016 in Baltimore, had a history of previous crashes and had a seizure the week before, national investigators said Wednesday, Dec. 7. Baltimore Police Department via AP, File

The driver of a Baltimore school bus that careened into a transit bus, killing him and five others, was speeding, had a history of previous crashes and had a seizure the week before, national investigators said Wednesday.

Glenn Chappell was driving about 57 mph in a 30-mph zone — nearly twice the speed limit — when he struck a Ford Mustang from behind before colliding with an oncoming Maryland Transit Administration bus last month, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s initial report.

Chappell was driving the school bus for AAAfordable LLC of Baltimore, which held a contract with Baltimore City Public Schools until Nov. 21 of this year. No children were on board at the time of the crash.

The transit bus driver and four passengers were also killed. Eleven people were injured.

In this Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, file photo, fire department and rescue officials work at the scene of an early morning fatal collision between a school bus and a commuter bus in Baltimore.  Jeffrey F. Bill/The Baltimore Sun via AP, File