Guilty plea from Red Deer woman who crashed school bus with kids on board
RED DEER, ALTA -— A Red Deer woman who was behind the wheel of a school bus when it crashed with students on board has admitted to being impaired at the time of the collision.
Shelly Kolodychuk, 42, pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to a count of operating a motor vehicle with a blood-alcohol level over 80mg.
It was on the afternoon of June 5 when a bus carrying 18 students from École Barrie Wilson School, between the ages of 5 and 12 years old, struck a tree in the Vanier Woods neighbourhood.
A witness who observed the collision called 911 after the bus collided with a tree and a sign, then continued to drive for a short distance before stopping. No one was injured.