11 year old Wood Middle School student killed after collision with MCPS bus driver

[Anonymous]

https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

He stopped first and then moved forward 27 feet, which isn't much. Surprised he is being cited since his moving forward after impact didn't cause the accident. I've never driven a bus but would you even feel the impact in a vehicle that large? Is criminally charged the right language? It's a citation with an appearance in court and a fine, isn't it?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

DP. It says he moved 27 feet. That's less than a bus length. You make it sound like a hit and run.

[Anonymous]

God so sad all around. I am sure the driver is devastated. My kid is going to wood in the fall and has brought up this student several times

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

DP. It says he moved 27 feet. That's less than a bus length. You make it sound like a hit and run.

I don't see a point in charging this man if he didn't know that he'd hit a child or moved the bus for safety reasons, unaware that a child was under it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

He stopped first and then moved forward 27 feet, which isn't much. Surprised he is being cited since his moving forward after impact didn't cause the accident. I've never driven a bus but would you even feel the impact in a vehicle that large? Is criminally charged the right language? It's a citation with an appearance in court and a fine, isn't it?

I agree. Devastating what happened to Summer but the bus driver’s actions didn’t cause her death. My guess is he wasn’t sure what he hit as there are traffic softening devices in that area and loud children on the bus. I’m sure he was pulling forward out of the intersection to do an inspection.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:SOURCE: https://bethesdamagazine.com/2025/10/09/child-bicycle-fatal-collision-school-bus/

An 11-year-old girl riding a bicycle died Thursday afternoon after being struck by a school bus in Rockville, according to Montgomery County police.

The fatal collision occurred around 3 p.m. in the area of Russet Road and Bauer Drive, police said on social media and during a press briefing Thursday afternoon. Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service crews and police officers were dispatched to the incident at 3:12 p.m.

First responders located girl near the rear of the school bus, according to police. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

The girl, who was not identified, was a student at Earle B. Wood Middle School at 14615 Bauer Drive and lived in the area of the collision, according to officials. At the time of the crash, the school bus from transporting students from the middle school. The bus driver and students on the bus were not injured in the collision.

“This is heartbreaking news for our school system and our community,” said Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Thomas Taylor during a press briefing with police at Bauer Drive and Greenspan Lane. “No words can truly capture the pain that our school community is feeling at this time. This is every parent’s worst nightmare and every educator’s greatest fear.”

The bus driver was taken to another location following the collision to meet with MCPS and police crisis teams, according to officials. A second bus was “dispatched to the scene, and all students were transferred and transported to a reunification location,” police said Thursday evening in a release.

“Our focus right now is on supporting the family, our school community that is hurting and our staff. Montgomery County is a community that cares for one another deeply, and it’s moments like this where we come together to support and grieve,” Taylor said. “Thank you to everyone for keeping this child’s family in your thoughts — this child’s classmates, the staff that works with this child — and your hearts as we work through this very difficult time together.”

Taylor told reporters that a crisis response team of counselors and central services employees were at the middle school to offer counseling and emotional support to students and families. He noted the county’s Department of Health Human Services has also reached out to offer additional support services.

MCPS should reassess walk zones. Many walkers are walking on unsafe paths to schools now.

This was barely a third of a mile from a school. Who's going to take a bus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

He stopped first and then moved forward 27 feet, which isn't much. Surprised he is being cited since his moving forward after impact didn't cause the accident. I've never driven a bus but would you even feel the impact in a vehicle that large? Is criminally charged the right language? It's a citation with an appearance in court and a fine, isn't it?

I agree. Devastating what happened to Summer but the bus driver’s actions didn’t cause her death. My guess is he wasn’t sure what he hit as there are traffic softening devices in that area and loud children on the bus. I’m sure he was pulling forward out of the intersection to do an inspection.

You are sure?? And if he ran over an injured person and killed them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

I had a family member run over by a school bus and the driver had no idea. Driver was cleared after they ran tests with dummies that showed a driver wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between hitting a rock or a body. This was an empty school bus.




Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

He stopped first and then moved forward 27 feet, which isn't much. Surprised he is being cited since his moving forward after impact didn't cause the accident. I've never driven a bus but would you even feel the impact in a vehicle that large? Is criminally charged the right language? It's a citation with an appearance in court and a fine, isn't it?

I agree. Devastating what happened to Summer but the bus driver’s actions didn’t cause her death. My guess is he wasn’t sure what he hit as there are traffic softening devices in that area and loud children on the bus. I’m sure he was pulling forward out of the intersection to do an inspection.

You are sure?? And if he ran over an injured person and killed them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

He stopped first and then moved forward 27 feet, which isn't much. Surprised he is being cited since his moving forward after impact didn't cause the accident. I've never driven a bus but would you even feel the impact in a vehicle that large? Is criminally charged the right language? It's a citation with an appearance in court and a fine, isn't it?

I agree. Devastating what happened to Summer but the bus driver’s actions didn’t cause her death. My guess is he wasn’t sure what he hit as there are traffic softening devices in that area and loud children on the bus. I’m sure he was pulling forward out of the intersection to do an inspection.

This, Mcps needs more safety measures on buses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/23/mcps-bus-driver-cited-after-fatal-crash-that-killed-11-year-old-girl/?fbclid=IwY2xjawPgtudleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6N09ZIeJWMXwcWtMEuyLxe4MAirhU4Bm9LNl-9cUBCE3xqvWQJwiThG7VnDg_aem_m9q27dVKi2MINKWr_eQntA

Case now confirmed that the cyclist was at fault during the accident.

Sorry your power went out as you were unable to finish typing that the bus driver kept going after he hit her. That’s why he’s being criminally charged. The investigation will show what killed her.

He stopped first and then moved forward 27 feet, which isn't much. Surprised he is being cited since his moving forward after impact didn't cause the accident. I've never driven a bus but would you even feel the impact in a vehicle that large? Is criminally charged the right language? It's a citation with an appearance in court and a fine, isn't it?

I agree. Devastating what happened to Summer but the bus driver’s actions didn’t cause her death. My guess is he wasn’t sure what he hit as there are traffic softening devices in that area and loud children on the bus. I’m sure he was pulling forward out of the intersection to do an inspection.

This, Mcps needs more safety measures on buses.

Such as?

[Anonymous]

Sorry the child passed. It is about time fault is placed on bicyclist though. Bicyclist are ridiculous. Shame on the parents for letting her go on her own. Did she even wear a helmet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry the child passed. It is about time fault is placed on bicyclist though. Bicyclist are ridiculous. Shame on the parents for letting her go on her own. Did she even wear a helmet?

It wasn’t placed on her alone. The bus driver has been criminally charged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sorry the child passed. It is about time fault is placed on bicyclist though. Bicyclist are ridiculous. Shame on the parents for letting her go on her own. Did she even wear a helmet?

It wasn’t placed on her alone. The bus driver has been criminally charged.

The police issued a traffic citation for negligent driving. That's different than a criminal charge.