GOSPORT, Ind. — The driver of a car died and several children were injured in a crash involving a school bus in Owen County Thursday, Aug. 12.
That driver has been identified as Ronald E. Denton Jr., 61, of Indianapolis.
Denton was the driver of a 2003 Toyota that was involved in a two vehicle fatal crash involving a Spencer-Owen Community School Corporation bus on State Road 67 north of Gosport.
State police said the bus was traveling north on SR 67 when the driver tried to avoid Denton's southbound passenger car that appeared to be driving erratically and entered the northbound lane. The car struck the bus head-on on the shoulder of the highway, killing Denton.
Police said 12 students were on the bus at the time of the crash. Nine of the students were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. All of the students were checked by medics at the scene. The other students on the bus were taken to Gosport Elementary for assistance by school officials.
The highway was closed near the crash scene for about four hours while police investigated the crash.
