Travellers' Easter Field Takeover Sparks Outrage

0:00On April 9th, a 67-year-old school bus driver in Florida named Yvonne Hampton is facing 29 counts of child neglect after driving right through active train warning lights. She was hauling nearly 30 kids in two adults when the bus got clip by an oncoming train last Thursday in Bushnell at Central Avenue and North. Market Street. Video from the bus captured the chaos with kids screaming as the train barreled past just inches away. Police reports say Hampton even said she wasn't going to stop for no train and her claim that the lights came on too late didn't match the footage, showing them flashing before she crossed. Thankfully, no one got hurt, but the close call shook everyone up. Kids were yelling and crying, one even blasting the driver for what she did. The school superintendent called it a miracle. They dodged a total disaster, saying it came down to just six inches. The train conductor spotted the bus, hit the brakes hard, and blew the horn like crazy which folks are calling heroic.

1:01Hampton's been with the district for over a decade, and now her bond sits at $30,000. Officials are still digging into the whole mess with the sheriff's office and school district, vowing to tighten up safety so this never happens. Again, what a wake up call.