Arizona school bus driver accused of slamming brakes, hurting kids

PHOENIX – An Arizona school bus driver is accused of injuring multiple student riders by intentionally slamming on the brakes, authorities said.

Nona Scott, 41, was booked Tuesday on 44 counts of endangerment, 21 counts of assault and one count of false reporting, the Yuma Police Department said in a press release. All of the offenses are misdemeanors.

Police said the bus was traveling through the parking lot of an apartment complex on Sept. 23 when Scott hit the brakes, causing the passengers to “jolt forward into the seat in front of them.”

Twenty-one of the 44 students on board reported injuries, police said.

The driver initially told police she had to brake suddenly because something ran in front of the bus.

However, police who investigated the incident concluded that the act was intentional.

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