Bus driver rap fatal crash
A SCHOOL BUS driver with a history of license suspensions caused a fatal crash on a New Jersey highway last week by crossing three lanes of traffic in an apparent attempt to make an illegal Uturn, according to a criminal complaint released Thursday.
Authorities charged Hudy Muldrow, 77, with two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of 10-year-old student Miranda Vargas and 51-year-old teacher Jennifer Williamson.
More than 40 others were injured, some seriously, in the May 17 crash between the bus and a dump truck. The bus was one of three carrying students and teachers from a middle school in Paramus on a field trip to a historic site about 30 miles away.
Muldrow had his license suspended 14 times between 1975 and 2017, mostly for administrative reasons, according to state motor vehicle records. He also had eight speeding violations between 1975 and 2001.
At the time of the crash, Muldrow had valid driving privileges, a valid commercial driver’s license and a valid school bus endorsement.