Driver of concrete truck admits to consuming cocaine morning of fatal school bus crash

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The driver of the concrete pumper truck that crashed into a school bus full of pre-K students last week admitted that he only got three hours of sleep the night

A Hays CISD bus carrying 44 pre-K students and 11 adults from Tom Green Elementary School crashed with a concrete truck on State Highway 21 in Bastrop County, Texas, resulting in at least two fatalities and multiple injuries. last week admitted that he only got three hours of sleep the night before, and he consumed cocaine the morning of the collision, according to court documents.

The crash happened last Friday on State Highway 21 in Bastrop County as the Hays CISD bus was returning from a field trip to the zoo. As seen inThe bus swerved to avoid the truck, skidded, then rolled. It completed a full rotation before coming to a stop upright.. After the crash, he was taken to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center for treatment. A trooper with the Texas Department of Public Safety met him there.

Mr. Hernandez admitted to consuming cocaine about 1 AM on the morning of the crash. Mr. Hernandez refused to provide a voluntary blood specimen for analysis,” the search warrant said. Hernandez also reportedly told the trooper that he swerved to avoid a vehicle that braked suddenly ahead of him. The witness statements and video evidence do not support his claim.

According to Travis County court documents, Hernandez was previously charged with driving without a license in 2006.

 

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