Tucson police: School bus driver passed out before woman hit
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police say an Arizona school bus driver passed out behind the wheel, causing the vehicle to careen onto a sidewalk where it struck and killed a woman riding a scooter.
Officers say the wreck in Tucson Wednesday afternoon remains under investigation but that there's no indication that speed or drug or alcohol impairment was a factor. Police said no citations have been issued.
Sgt. Kimberly Bay says the bus veered onto the adjacent sidewalk and struck several trees and poles before hitting the woman.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bay says the bus driver and one teenage student aboard the bus weren't injured.
No identities were released.