{"id":12152,"date":"2024-08-21T23:39:14","date_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=12152"},"modified":"2024-08-21T23:39:14","modified_gmt":"2024-08-21T20:39:14","slug":"primary-school-pupil-brings-school-bus-to-safe-stop-after-driver-faints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/primary-school-pupil-brings-school-bus-to-safe-stop-after-driver-faints\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary school pupil brings school bus to safe stop after driver faints"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-12152-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/2b\/96\/860354dc4f1b8e587c8543810f0e\/file-group\/warren-consolidated-schools-bus-4-26-23-system-generic-hd-mp4-avc-aac-16x9-1280x720p-24hz-4-5mbps.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/2b\/96\/860354dc4f1b8e587c8543810f0e\/file-group\/warren-consolidated-schools-bus-4-26-23-system-generic-hd-mp4-avc-aac-16x9-1280x720p-24hz-4-5mbps.mp4\">https:\/\/ca-times.brightspotcdn.com\/2b\/96\/860354dc4f1b8e587c8543810f0e\/file-group\/warren-consolidated-schools-bus-4-26-23-system-generic-hd-mp4-avc-aac-16x9-1280x720p-24hz-4-5mbps.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">What started as a regular bus ride home from school ended with one middle school student from Michigan being hailed as a national hero for bringing his school bus to a safe stop after the driver lost consciousness.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Dillon Reeves, a seventh-grader at Lois E. Carter Middle School in Warren, Mich., was one of dozens of students on a bus riding home from school Wednesday afternoon, according to officials. Around 3 p.m., the bus driver, who has not been identified, radioed into the transportation base that she felt \u201creally dizzy\u201d and needed to pull over, initiating the process to allow dispatch to send an alternative driver.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">But as the driver slowed down, she lost consciousness, Robert D. Livernois, superintendent of Warren Consolidated School District, said at a news conference Thursday. The bus began to roll toward oncoming traffic, he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Dillon was seated about five rows behind the driver and quickly threw his backpack down, \u201cran to the front of the bus, grabbed the steering wheel and brought the bus to a stop in the middle of the road,\u201d Livernois said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">\u201cIn my 35 plus years of education, this was an extraordinary act of courage and maturity on his part,\u201d Livernois said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">In the video, Dillon can be seen grabbing the steering wheel and calmly and slowly taking control of the brakes. Children are panicking and shouting in the background. \u201cHe had the wherewithal to push slowly, likely in anticipation that the bus was full of passengers,\u201d Livernois said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">After bringing the bus to a stop, Dillon told the other students to call 911.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">A man walking down the street and a woman two cars behind the bus came to the students\u2019 aid, Livernois said. The man attended to the driver along with Dillon while the woman helped the children exit through the rear door so they wouldn\u2019t witness their driver in distress.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Police and fire officials arrived on the scene within four minutes, Livernois said. No injuries among students were reported, he said, and no damage to the bus was reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The driver began in July and was \u201cone of our best,\u201d the superintendent said. She followed protocol exactly by alerting the base to send an alternate driver, school officials said. It also appeared that as she prepared to stop, she took her foot off the accelerator, Livernois said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Skip McAdams, fire commissioner of the Warren Fire Department, said the driver was semiconscious when responders arrived to the scene. She became more \u201calert and oriented\u201d as she was transported to a hospital and placed on an EKG monitor and oxygen, along with an IV drip. \u201cShe did not remember the incident itself but does remember that she wasn\u2019t feeling well prior to the incident,\u201d McAdams said, who added that her vitals were stable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The driver, who is 40, remained in the hospital as of Thursday and was undergoing testing and observation. She had no history of fainting and had passed the Department of Transportation\u2019s mandatory medical exam, Livernois said. The driver is undergoing drug screening as required by federal law, Livernois said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Steve and Ireta Reeves, Dillon\u2019s parents, praised their son\u2019s actions and called him a hero. Dillon has been driving on his father\u2019s lap along backcountry roads and up driveways since he was 4 years old, said Steve Reeves, who described his son as \u201cvery attentive to his surroundings.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">Ireta Reeves said when she asked Dillon how he knew what to do, he responded, \u201cI watch [the driver] do it every day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;font-size: 12pt\">The school board plans to hold a commendation ceremony for Dillon, Livernois said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; What started as a regular bus ride home from school ended with one middle school student from Michigan being hailed as a national hero for bringing his school bus to a safe stop after the driver lost consciousness. &nbsp; Dillon Reeves, a seventh-grader at Lois E. 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