[Vision2020] Washington School Kids Save School Bus and Driver

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of ABC News at:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/t/story/wash-kids-stop-school-bus-driver-stricken-16106194

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Washington Kids Stop School Bus After Driver Stricken

Washington state middle school students stop bus, give driver CPR after apparent heart attack

A quick-thinking Washington state middle school student steered a school bus to safety after he saw the driver slump over and pass out from an apparent heart attack, authorities said.

Surveillance video shows 13-year-old Jeremy Wuitschick rushing down the aisle and grabbing the wheel Monday morning as another student yelled "Oh my God!"

"I was just thinking I don't want to die," Wuitschick said. "I turned to the right. Turned to the side of the road. Took the keys out of the ignition. We started slowing down, and I said, 'Somebody call 911!'"

Wuitschick and another student, Johnny Wood, did chest compressions on the driver.

Police in the town of Milton, about 30 miles south of Seattle, quickly showed up and the 12 students were escorted off the bus.

The bus didn't hit any other vehicles, and no one was injured. Police Chief Bill Rhoads credited Wuitschick's quick actions.

"We're just happy the kid was thinking on his feet," he said.

Deputy Schools Superintendent Jeff Short said the 43-year-old driver was in "grave condition" at a hospital. He said students go over emergency procedures several times annually, learning what to do if a bus driver is incapacitated.

"It's just for this type of situation," Short said. "I think they did an outstanding job."

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Seventh grader Jeremy Wuitschick steered the bus to safety after the driver fell ill.

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Video

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Students-stop-bus-after-driver-suffers-heart-attack-146672835.html?tab=video&c=y

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

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