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Pedestrian killed by school bus had previous suicide attempt |
 Local minister and Hardin County School Board member David Baker, left, and Director of Schools John Thomas survey the accident scene that left one pedestrian dead after being struck by a school bus.
A Savannah man who was struck and killed by a school bus last Tuesday near Hardin County High School tried to commit suicide on Halloween night, according to police.
Forty-year-old Vinh Le, of 50 Kyle Place, was walking north on Pickwick Street in front of the Tennessee Department of Safety office when he "turned west and walked out in the northbound lane" in front of the special needs school bus driven by Donnie M. Frazier, 61, the report by Sgt. Mark Mitchell states.
Whitney Buttrey was driving directly behind the bus.
Buttrey said the bus’s brake lights lit up and "the next thing I saw was the body come under the front wheel and under the rear wheel," forcing her to swerve to avoid running over Le.
Tonya Davenport said she was driving south on Pickwick Street at 7:19 a.m. with her children when she saw Le standing on the side of the road and step out into the roadway.
"He just kind of squatted down and the bus hit him," she told The Courier.
Davenport said she is positive Le observed the bus approaching when he stepped in front of it.
But, "it’s all kind of a blur after the bus hit him," she said. |
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