They released the video of a girl who was dragged by a school bus after her backpack got stuck in the door

On Tuesday, a civil lawsuit was filed against Melinda Sanders, a former bus driver for a terrifying incident in 2015: a 6-year-old girl was dragged by the vehicle for more than 300 meters. Everything was recorded in a video and this week the images were unveiled.

In the recording, you can see the moment the girl’s backpack gets stuck in the door as she exits the bus. Sanders did not follow protocols and continued to drive while the victim was still hooked to the bus.

The driver realized that the girl was still addicted, until a driver honked and alerted her. Immediately he came to help her.

The victim suffered a severe nerve damage, post-traumatic stress disorder and have undergone various surgeries due to the incident. The Jefferson County School District fired the driver and the victim’s parents filed a lawsuit accusing the driver and student authorities of negligence.

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During the trial, the girl’s lawyers pointed out Sanders’ responsibility and asked what passenger safety meant to her. “It means a lot to me and I wish I had followed this rule on the day of the accident. i can’t go back in timeShe replied in dismay.

The decision on how much to pay the victim’s family will be made by Jefferson County Judge Anne O’Connell.

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Testimonies during the trial

“I think it’s horrible,” said the school bus driver and coach. Katrina Ferral, during his testimony on Wednesday. “You see them get off the bus, you close the door. When they’re far from the bus, you close the doorYou look in that mirror and you see that they are safe. They must be 3 meters before startingHe added.

Later Wednesday, the testimony of Dr Sheldon Bond, the baby’s pediatric surgeon. He detailed the injuries he sustained immediately after the incident. “It was the area of ​​the major injury,” Bond said, pointing to the upper left leg. “We had skin loss here and skin loss there (shows each leg). It was a very large abrasion which was cleaned up ”.