In a tragic event that has convulsed Bastrop County, Jerry Hernandez, a 42-year-old truck driver, stands accused of criminally negligent homicide following a horrific school bus crash that claimed the lives of a young child and a Ph.D. student, as reported by KVUE. The collision, which caused injuries to several others, occurred on March 22 when Hernandez’s concrete pumper truck collided with a Hays CISD school bus on a rural highway, after it reportedly swerved to evade an abruptly stopping vehicle, a claim that video evidence seems to contradict.
Hernandez’s admission of cocaine use on the night before and the morning of the crash, combined with his further revelation that he was operating on a mere three hours of sleep when the crash happened, led to his arrest on charges related to the fatal incident, KVUE learned.
Moreover, Texas Department of Public Safety officials disclosed Hernandez’s refusal to take a blood test to evaluate substance levels in his system, further permitting suspicion to distil into the atmosphere of this tragedy.
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