What began as a routine graduation trip nearly ended in disaster when a bus carrying 47 children and three adults from Rhode Island to Bais Rivka Rochel on River Avenue in Lakewood became the scene of a reckless and terrifying ordeal.
Lakewood Alerts reported the arrest of Xiao Lei Lei Tian, 41, of Philadelphia, PA, who was charged early Wednesday morning with 47 counts of child endangerment and multiple motor vehicle violations following a harrowing high-speed incident on the Garden State Parkway.
According to police, Tian—behind the wheel of a commercial passenger bus—was seen driving erratically at high speeds, swerving between lanes, and using a cell phone while operating the vehicle. In a shocking detail that has since stunned parents and school officials, witnesses say Tian stood up and moved into the aisle of the moving bus, leaving the steering wheel entirely unattended.
Miraculously, no injuries were reported despite the driver’s complete disregard for the safety of his young passengers.
The bus finally came to a halt near the intersection of Cedar Bridge Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue in Lakewood—reportedly because it ran out of gas. An officer who came across the disabled vehicle was informed by occupants of what had transpired, leading to Tian’s immediate arrest.
An investigation remains ongoing.
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8 Responses
We should be informed the name of the bus company who was negligent in hiring such a driver so no one should be endangered in the future. No school or group should ever use them again. The company should lose its license. No warning is necessary. All drivers and driver companies are pre-warned concerning life safety.
Thank you, Hashem
It was a self driving Tesla bus.
Y Glazier, you are 100% right!
According to some sources, this bus company is from China Town in Manhattan.
The school picked this company, maybe because they were the cheapest.
In the future when the girls go on a trip, I think it is a good idea that the girls should refrain from singing and in that merit the bus trip will be successful
בעזרת השם
No one on the bus had a cell phone to call the police while this was happening?
Ballpark,
Good question!
avraham wdym the girls should refrain from singing as a zechus for a succesful trip? There’s no problem with girls singing on the bus if the driver is non-Jewish