VIDEO: Motorcycle passes stop school bus, nearly hits 6-year-old boy in North Carolina

Monday, January 8, 2024
TROUTMAN, N.C. (WTVD) -- A motorcyclist nearly hit a 6-year-old boy getting off the bus in Troutman, North Carolina.

"I about got hit by a motorcycle," the young boy told area ABC affiliate WSOC. "(The motorcyclist) did see me, but he just didn't even care."
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It happened Thursday near Interstate 77 in Iredell County.

A school bus had just stopped to let children off and reunite them with their families. The bus had its warning lights on and stop arm extended.

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(Photo: NC Division of Motor Vehicles, School Bus & Traffic Safety )



Still, the motorcyclist speed right past the bus, forcing the young student to jump back to avoid serious injury.
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The young boy's dad said he couldn't believe the motorcyclist didn't even stop to check on anyone or say he was sorry.



"I've ridden crotch rockets all my life -- they can stop in the width of a house," Norman Richards said. "That guy didn't even come back to say he was sorry or check on anyone. That would have made a difference to me, because we all make mistakes."

The school system said stopped school buses in the district are passed about 40 times a day.

Troopers released a picture of the motorcyclist, as well as the video, and are working to identify them.
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