School bus driver charged in chain-reaction wreck
Cary police charged a school bus driver Tuesday with causing a wreck involving three buses from Asheboro that sent 35 children to the hospital.
Posted — UpdatedBoyce Goldston, 40, of North Elm Street in Asheboro, was charged with failure to decrease speed as necessary to avoid colliding with another vehicle.
Police said that a bus driven by Goldston rear-ended another school bus, setting off the chain-reaction wreck at a stoplight at U.S. Highway 64 and Edinburgh Drive Monday morning. Five children remained hospitalized late Monday.
The buses were carrying about 113 eighth-grade students from North Asheboro Middle School to the North Carolina Museums of History and Natural Sciences.
The infraction Goldston faces carries a $50 fine and $143 in court costs. He was scheduled to appear in court Feb. 10.
Police filed charges after consulting with the Wake County District Attorney's Office.
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