8-Year-Old Killed by School Bus
Cartersville police are investigating the accident at the city schools transportation and maintenance facility, where the boy's mother works.
Cartersville police say 8-year-old Garrett Black was hit by a bus and killed around 4 p.m. at the city schools bus barn. The student, whose mother works at the facility, was dropped off by a bus when a second bus struck him. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
Capt. Frank Cline said both bus drivers involved were so distraught that they were taken to the hospital. He added that police are expected to wrap up the investigation tonight.
The transportation and maintenance facility was taped off at 5:30 p.m. as what appeared to be family, friends and officials huddled nearby. Police, fire and emergency medical crews filled the scene.
In a phone interview, Superintendent Howard Hinesley said he had no comment pending a full report from police. He also had no comment on the bus driver directly involved in the incident.
At the Cartersville Board of Education meeting, Hinesley said the school system would make no public comment at this time. Board members then held a moment of silence and a prayer for the families affected.
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RWB
10:09 am on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Such a tragic accident. My prayers are for God to provide comfort, peace, and strengeth to everyone involved.
Danyell Allen
10:29 am on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
My family and myself will be praying for this family and all involved! May God be with everyone in this time of need!
blake
6:43 pm on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
such a good kid he will be missed i go to the school and im in 5th grade he was one of my friends
blake
6:44 pm on Tuesday, March 15, 2011
ive been praying for his family members to be ok
Tina
1:31 am on Thursday, March 17, 2011
So sad! I pray for peace and understanding for this family, bus driver and class mates!! And hope that this child's death is not in vain... a lesson is being tought, to someone for some reason.. I hope they learn it a prevent this from happening again!!
Kristen
6:09 pm on Thursday, March 17, 2011
This has nothing to do with a lesson being taught to anyone. It was a tragic accident made by people like you and I my town is very close to each other and pulls through times like these. My prayers go out to the Black family as I knew them and grew up with his grandmother as an English teacher. No lessons come with childrens lives being taken God wanted an angel earlier than we anticipated. Such a great boy, such a tragic accident. They are alway careful at the bus barn, and accidents happen to the best of us. Praying contiuously for my town family, the family of him and everyone involved.
j
11:22 am on Monday, March 21, 2011
One thing that would prevent this from happening to another child is to always, always use the stop sign and lights when a child is getting on or off a bus no matter where the bus is. The rules for using lights and signs should be enforced no matter where the bus is.
The child probably was so use to the bus barn that he darted out of the bus quickly. Of course the other driver had no idea until it was too late.
Please use all the proven bus safety rules we have fought so long and hard for. If these rules hand been enforced at the bus barn also the child would be alive today.
This is not an act of God. This is a result of human error and also not following proven safety precautions!
Don't let this happen to another child. So sad for the mother and the rest of the family. So sad for the bus drivers.
Please start a new rule in the boy's name to use lights and stop signs no matter where the bus is.
The boys name could be honored nation wide.
You could call it GARRETT'S LAW.
May God comfort you all in your distress.
kels
12:17 pm on Monday, September 19, 2011
Hello I am Garrett's aunt and this was a act of god, to take my baby to be one of his angels. The Bus Barn is a Safe Place. I was also on the bus with him that day, but i was not the driver that was my aunt. Me and her looked back at least 3 times before we let him get off. So they do enforce the law, but it just had to happen cause god made a place for him, and God says if i prepare a place for you, i will return to get you.
kels
12:13 pm on Monday, September 19, 2011
Hey, i am Garrett's aunt and i thank yall for all the prayers, and we do love and miss him.