CALHOUN COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – On Monday, March 4, 2024, at 6 pm, Corporal BE Young was dispatched to a Motor Vehicle Crash involving a Calhoun County School Bus on West Virginia Route 16 (South Calhoun Hwy).
Upon arrival, Corporal Young determined that Bus Driver Jeffrey Brannon lost control of the School Bus, traveling off the right roadway edge. The driver overcorrected, causing the bus to roll over on its side and come to rest in the middle of WV RT 16. The activity bus was transporting 19 students at the time of the crash. Multiple students were transported to area hospitals to be treated for injuries sustained in the crash.
The Bus driver, Jeffrey Brannon, 54, of Arnoldsburg, WV, was arrested at the scene for DUI and transported to the Grantsville State Police Detachment for processing. Mr. Brannon was then transported to Calhoun County Magistrate Court. Mr. Brannon was charged with three counts of DUI causing Bodily Injury and three counts of Child Neglect resulting in Serious Injury. Additional charges are forthcoming.
Mr. Brannon was transported to Central Regional Jail in lieu of a 250,000 bond. This incident remains under investigation.