Student waiting to board school bus killed by swerving pickup truck: Sheriff
A swerving pickup truck s truck and killed a student waiting to board a Wisconsin school bus Friday morning, authorities said. A swerving pickup truck s truck and killed a student waiting to board a Wisconsin school bus Friday morning, authorities said. The incident occurred shortly before 7:30 a.m. local time on a state highway in the town of Excelsior, located about 46 miles northwest of Madison. MORE: Teen driver, 3 others seriously injured in head-on crash with school bus in New York The pickup truck driver failed to slow down while approaching a School District of Reedsburg bus that was stopped in front of a residence, according to the Sauk County Sheriff's Office. To avoid slamming into the bus, the driver swerved to the right, the sheriff's office said. "The truck sideswiped the rear right side of the school bus and continued across a driveway striking the student," Sauk County Sheriff Chip Meister said in a statement. The pickup truck came t...