The Alton Bus Crash - Juan P. Carmona - Episode 1
Update: 2022-01-01
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In this podcast, we sit down with Juan P. Carmona who has helped preserve the true story of the Alton Bus Crash that happened on September 21, 1989. Join us as we interview survivors and people who were directly involved with this tragic incident.
21 junior and senior high school students died by drowning or causes related to being asphyxiated. A bottling truck collided with the school bus, causing the latter to enter a caliche pit filled with water. The driver of the truck was acquitted of negligent homicide charges. The payoffs from lawsuits compensating for the deaths of the students caused division in the Alton community.
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