Police: Overdosing School Bus Driver Charged After Crashing Into Tree

Simon Veazey
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A school bus with 12 special needs pupils onboard crashed into a tree in Newark, driven by a woman who was overdosing on drugs, according to authorities.

After being revived with Narcan—a treatment used to revive opioid users who have overdosed—the driver, named as Lisa Byrd, 57, was arrested and later charged, according to an official statement from the Department of Public Safety.
Simon Veazey
Simon Veazey
Freelance Reporter
Simon Veazey is a UK-based journalist who has reported for The Epoch Times since 2006 on various beats, from in-depth coverage of British and European politics to web-based writing on breaking news.
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