Watch as two boys are inches from being hit by a speeding car while crossing the street to catch the school bus as the police arrest the driver for reckless driving.
- The near miss occurred in Statesville, North Carolina, on March 2.
- Joshua Graham Padgett Jr., 35, has been charged in the incident.
This is the horrifying moment two children were inches from being hit by a speeding car while crossing the street to catch the school bus in Statesville, North Carolina.
The video, captured on camera aboard the bus on March 2 on Old Mountain Road, shows the children crossing the street before breaking into a run as a car speeds towards them before dodging the couple with a split second to spare. surplus.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol arrested Joseph Graham Padgett Jr., 35, of Statesville, at 2:10 a.m. Saturday morning, according to WSOC-TV.
Padgett Jr.’s car passed the bus around 6:15 a.m., according to the Iredell-Statesville School District.
The school bus stopped and activated its stop signal as the two children approached the street.
The video, captured by the camera on board the bus, shows the children crossing the street before breaking into a run as a car speeds towards them before dodging the couple.
A light colored Kia Soul passed the bus on the left side and came within inches of hitting one of the children. The bus stopped on a two-lane highway in a no-passing zone, according to WSOC-TV.
State police said Friday afternoon that there were five cases last year in Iredell County where people had illegally passed a stopped school bus.
According to the school district, drivers must stop their cars and wait until the red lights at a school bus stop flash and the extended stop arm is removed. Cars can start driving again when the bus starts moving.
The incident occurred on Old Mountain Road, in Statesville, North Carolina, on March 2.
Padgett Jr., is scheduled to appear in court on March 16. He is in the Iredell County Detention Center on a $20,000 bond, state police said.
The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook: “Clearly this call could have been beyond tragic, and thankfully we are commending this child’s quick thinking rather than what the alternative might have been.”
The video was posted by Iredell-Statesville schools.