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Red Oak school bus driver cited following Thursday afternoon accident

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May 11th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

A school bus driver from Red Oak was cited Thursday, after the Red Oak School District bus he was driving, sideswiped a parked car near the Red Oak Middle School. Red Oak Police says 77-year old Roger Lynn Waggener was driving a 2015 Bluebird school bus westbound at 4th and Hammond Streets at around 3:25-p.m., when the bus sideswiped a legally parked 2005 Chevy Classic passenger car. The car was occupied by 83-year old Marilyn Gentry, who was waiting for her grandchild to be dropped-off at the Red Oak Middle School.

No students were injured on-board the bus, nor was either driver. The car sustained about $6,000 damage, while damage to the bus was estimated at $2,000. Waggener was cited for Failure to Maintain Control.