The driver who was killed in a crash with a school bus Monday was speeding and didn't stop at a red light on Chef Menteur Highway, New Orleans police said Tuesday.
No students were on the bus at the time of the crash, which happened around 8:45 a.m. at the intersection of Chef Menteur Highway and Interstate 510.
The 36-year-old driver of a white Infiniti was killed in the crash. His name hasn't been released.
The school bus driver was taken via EMS to a hospital, where her vital conditions were stable as of Monday afternoon.
The bus was going south on I-510, police said, and was entering the intersection when it was hit by a white Infiniti that "disregarded" a red light, police said. The driver of the Infiniti was going west on Chef at "a high rate of speed," police said.
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The front of the Infiniti was crumpled in the crash. The bus, operated by A&S Transportation, was also damaged.
In an emailed statement, officials with NOLA Public Schools, the district that authorizes nearly 80 charter schools in the city, said the bus had been contracted by KIPP: New Orleans, a large nonprofit network that operates elementary and high schools in nine locations throughout the city.
The name of the bus driver had not been shared with NOLA Public Schools, spokesperson Taslin Alfonzo said, so the district therefore couldn't verify any license or permit status.
"We do know the bus driver did not receive a citation and was transported to the hospital with minor injuries," Alfonzo said.
Staff writer Della Hasselle contributed to this story.
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