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CHICAGO (WLS) — ABC7 has been hearing from parents, who said their kids have broken bones, head injuries and emotional trauma that will last forever.
Sixteen members of the St. Ignatius College Prep junior varsity hockey team, their parents and two coaches have filed a three-count lawsuit after a truck driver crashed into the player’s school bus on Nov. 12 in Warsaw, Indiana.
At least 16 members of the team were injured, three of them critically. The team was returning to their hotel after a hockey tournament.
The lawsuit names the truck driver, Victor Santos, and various trucking companies as defendants.
The complaint accuses them of negligence and willful and wanton disregard for the safety of the players and coaches on the bus.
This morning, some of the parents of the injured hockey players spoke out, including Wendy Cook, whose 15-year-old son, Alex, suffered facial fractures, a concussion and a seizure.
“The coaches had to pull the boys off the bus. Alex was the last one off the bus…coach thought he was losing it,” Cook said.
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Indiana authorities said the semi was seen swerving back and forth across a highway before the crash, traveling more than 90 miles per hour. Police said the truck barreled through a red light and knocked the school bus on its side.
Santos, who is also a registered sex offender, was arrested and charged with multiple felonies.
According to authorities, his blood alcohol level was almost twice the legal limit in Indiana. Attorneys for the families said Santos had previous safety citations and should have never been on the road.
“Employers have a duty to do background checks… that night, he weaponized his truck,” said Attorney Stacey Cavanaugh.
ABC7 reached out to the trucking companies, but has not yet received a response.
Meanwhile, several students are still not well enough to return to school and one student remains in the hospital.
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