Lawsuit: Pinellas school buses hit me, twice

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

A Largo man who says he was struck by Pinellas school buses in two separate incidents three months apart is suing the Pinellas County School Board.

Matthew Magness, 24, was a passenger in a car in Clearwater when it was struck by a bus in October 2008, says a lawsuit filed in Circuit Court last week. Then, in January, he was driving a Kia in Pinellas Park when it was struck by another bus, the lawsuit says. Court records show both bus drivers were cited for accidents at those times and places.

In the first accident, Magness suffered injuries to his shoulder, neck, back, right leg and right knee, the suit says. In the second, he suffered injuries to his ribs, lungs, chest, neck and back, according to the lawsuit.

Posted by Ron Matus at 10:35:15 am on November 19, 2009 in

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