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The Alton bus crash / Juan P. Carmona.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carmona, Juan P., author.
- Series:
- Fradin, Dennis B. Disaster!
- Disaster
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Traffic accidents--Texas--Hidalgo County.
- Traffic accidents.
- Hidalgo County (Tex.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (104 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- "A September morning in 1989 changed Alton's history forever. At 7:34 a.m., a Dr Pepper truck collided with Mission School Bus no. 6. After the bus and its occupants plunged into a water-filled caliche pit, twenty-one students lost their lives. The resulting investigation flooded the small South Texas community with reporters and lawyers. The heavily scrutinized legal battle divided the city, but it did ultimately produce changes in school bus safety that continue to save lives today. Juan Carmona navigates the complicated legacy of the tragic accident and its aftermath."--Back cover.
- Contents:
- Pt. I THE ACCIDENT
- The Men
- Collision
- Outside the Bus
- Community
- School
- A Darkness Descends
- The Investigation
- pt. II THE COURTS
- The Criminal Trial of Ruben Perez: The Prosecution
- The Criminal Trial of Ruben Perez: The Defense
- The Lawsuits
- Alex's Story
- LULAC
- Barratry and Lawsuits
- pt. III AFTERMATH
- Survivors and Community
- Changes
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 17, 2019).
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9781439667781
- 1439667780
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