The driver also refused to provide a blood sample for analysis to authorities.
BASTROP COUNTY, Texas — The driver of the concrete pumper truck that swerved into the wrong lane and crashed into a Hays CISD school bus carrying a group of pre-K students from Tom Green Elementary on March 22 has been charged with criminal negligent homicide, according to court documents.the night before and morning of the crash. Court documents revealed that Hernandez had used cocaine and that he was driving on just three hours of sleep the day his truck crashed into the bus.
Hernandez told the Texas Department of Public Safety that he swerved his truck to avoid a vehicle that broke suddenly in front of him, but footage of the crash released by Hays CISD doesn't appear to support his claim. Hernandez also refused to provide a blood sample for analysis, according to court documents. Video of the collision shows the driver of the school bus tried to avoid the crash by partially moving onto the shoulder before it was hit.
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