Watch two children inches almost hit by speeding car while they crossed road to catch school bus
Watch two children inches from being hit by a speeding car while they crossed the road to catch the school bus as police arrest driver for reckless driving
- The near miss occurred in Statesville, North Carolina, on March 2
- Joshua Graham Padgett Jr., 35, has been charged over the incident
This is the moment two children were inches from being hit by a speeding car while they crossed the road to catch the school bus in in Statesville, North Carolina.
The video, captured by the bus on board camera on March 2 on Old Mountain Road, shows the children cross the road before breaking into a run as a car speeds towards them before swerving around the pair.
North Carolina State Highway Patrol arrested Joseph Graham Padgett Jr., 35, of Statesville, at 2:10 am on Saturday morning, according to WSOC-TV.
Padgett Jr.’s car passed the bus at around 6:15 am, according to the Iredell-Statesville School District.
The school bus came to a stop and activated its stop sign on the side of the vehicle as the two children approached the street.
The video, captured by the bus on board camera, shows the children cross the road before breaking into a run as a car speeds towards them before swerving around the pair
A light-colored Kia Soul passed the bus on the left side and came within inches of striking one of the children. The other child appeared to be within a few feet of the car.
The bus was stopped on a two-lane road in a no-passing zone, according to WSOC-TV.
Padgett Jr. is currently at the Iredell County Detention Center under a $20,000 bond, troopers said.
State troopers said Friday afternoon that there were five cases just last year in Iredell County where people illegally passed a stopped school bus.
The incident occurred on Old Mountain Road, in Statesville, North Carolina, on March 2
According to the school district, drivers must stop their cars and wait until the red lights on a school bus stop flashing and the extended stop arm is withdrawn. Cars can begin moving again when the bus starts moving.
Padgett Jr., is scheduled to appear in court on March 16.
Iredell County Sheriff’s Office wrote on Facebook: ‘Clearly, this call could have been beyond tragic, and thankfully we are praising this child’s quick thinking instead of what the alternative could have been.’
The video was released by Iredell-Statesville Schools.