Truck driver allegedly admitted to drug use before deadly school bus crash in Bastrop County
A new video shows the moments leading up to the crash involving a Hays CISD school bus and a cement truck. A new video has emerged showing the moments leading up to a deadly school bus crash in Bastrop County, which killed 5-year-old Ulises Rodriguez Montoya and 33-year old Ryan Wallace. The driver, identified as Ryan Wallace, admitted to smoking marijuana the night before the crash and only slept three hours before consuming cocaine, according to court documents. He also refused to provide a blood sample for analysis. The investigation into the crash remains ongoing. No charges have been filed against the driver, but the investigation is ongoing.
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A new video shows the moments leading up to the crash involving a Hays CISD school bus and a cement truck.
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However, court documents revealed new details about the driver as the investigation into the crash remains ongoing. At this time, KVUE is not naming the driver, as charges have not been filed against him.
The driver was behind the wheel of a cement truck that crashed into a Hays CISD school bus on March 22. The crash killed 5-year-old Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, a student at Tom Green Elementary, along with 33-year-old Ryan Wallace, a Ph.D. student at the University of Texas at Austin.
On Monday, a Texas DPS trooper interviewed the driver while he was in the hospital for treatment. According to court documents, the driver was captured on bodycam footage allegedly telling DPS that he admitted to smoking marijuana the night before the crash.
The driver also allegedly told DPS that he only slept about three hours before consuming cocaine at 1 a.m. the morning of the crash. He also refused to provide a blood sample for analysis, according to court documents.
Officials revealed new information on Wednesday that the vehicle driven by Wallace was a 2024 Hyundai, not a Dodge Charger, as authorities detailed during their preliminary investigation. DPS also stated that no charges have been filed, but that their investigation is ongoing.
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Court documents revealed that the driver told DPS he swerved his truck to avoid a vehicle that broke suddenly in front of him, but footage of the crash released by the school district doesn't appear to support his claim.
The video shows the bus driver tried avoiding the crash by partially moving onto the shoulder before it was hit. The entire crash happened in less than 10 seconds.
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