Driver of sedan that collided with school bus last week identified
A memorial was set up for Maria Castillo near the intersection of Nellis Boulevard and Carey Avenue in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Castillo, a 70-year-old woman, was killed after her car collided with a school bus last week. (Blake Apgar/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @blakeapgar
A memorial was set up for Maria Castillo near the intersection of Nellis Boulevard and Carey Avenue in Las Vegas, Sunday, May 7, 2017. Castillo was killed after her car collided with a school bus last week. (Blake Apgar/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @blakeapgar
Yellow paint marks the path of a school bus that rolled over colliding with a sedan on Friday, May 5, 2017, in Las Vegas. The crash killed one person who was not on the bus. Brett Le Blanc Las Vegas Review-Journal @bleblancphoto
A Clark County School District bus, on Friday, May 5, 2017, passes by the scene of Thursday's crash that killed one and cause a school bus to roll over in Las Vegas. Brett Le Blanc Las Vegas Review-Journal @bleblancphoto
Police inspect the scene of a crash that caused a school bus to roll over on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Brett Le Blanc Las Vegas Review-Journal @bleblancphoto
The scene of a fatal car crash involving a passenger vehicle and a school bus at the intersection of Carey Avenue and Nellis Boulevard on Thursday, May 4, 2017, in Las Vegas. Erik Verduzco Las Vegas Review-Journal @Erik_Verduzco
Updated May 11, 2017 - 10:56 pm
The driver killed in the northeast valley crash that injured more than 30 students last week has been identified.
She was 70-year-old Maria Delourdes Castillo, the Clark County coroner’s office said. She was a Las Vegas resident.
On the morning of May 4, Castillo ran a red light and collided with a Bailey Middle School bus carrying 48 students, Las Vegas police said. A 10-year-old riding inside the Ford Taurus with Castillo survived but suffered critical injuries.
After the collision, the bus tipped, sending more than a dozen students, as well as the bus driver, to local hospitals.
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