Crime & Safety

Distracted School Bus Driver Caused Crash: Police

No passengers on the school bus were hurt, police said.

Kendall County Sheriff's Police said a distracted school bus driver rear-ended another vehicle Wednesday at Wolf and Douglas roads in Oswego.

According to police, the loaded school bus hit a car, causing minor injuries to the driver of the car. The injured driver, a 20-year-old Oswego woman, refused treatment at the scene of the crash, which happened around 3:16 p.m., police said.

The bus driver, 26-year-old Joshua Szumny of Westmont, was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, police said.

No one on the school bus was injured, according to police.


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