Bus carrying inmates, guards crashes on I-64

[pstokely]

Source: STL Post Dispatch

A bus carrying federal prisoners crashed on Interstate 64 near O'Fallon, Ill., about 5 a.m. this morning, injuring prisoners and guards, according to Illinois State Police.

The bus was traveling westbound on I-64 with four prison guards and nine inmates when the bus driver, Jose D. Fuentes, 29, who is a prison guard, lost control of the vehicle and swerved into the center median striking a concrete bridge support, according to Illinois State Police Trooper Calvin Dye Jr.

All nine prisoners and four guards were transported with injuries by ambulance to St. Elizabeth's and Memorial hospitals in Belleville. Five of the nine inmates were later transferred to a St. Louis area hospital. The four remaining inmates were later transferred to the St. Clair County Jail, he said.

One guard was later taken to a St. Louis hospital with serious injuries. The other three guards remained at a Belleville hospital.

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/crime-and-courts/bus-carrying-inmates-guards-crashes-on-i/article_1622d7bd-b0ed-5c16-a6a9-f9fe6048e2e4.html

[Oldtimeralso]

1. I had to read the story twice

Among the list of injured Illinois inmates there has to be at least one ex-Governor!

[Chipper Chat]

2. Or possibly a policeman that was handcuffed to a prisoner

that was falsely convicted of murdering his wife.

[Jerry442]

3. That one-armed man is getting nervous. nt

[Chipper Chat]

6. A week ago I watched the 1-hour final episode of that show.

Terrific TV. I remember watching this 45 years ago with my fraternity brothers. Time stopped. Stores closed as everyone was at home glued to their TV.

[MADem]

4. Cue Tommy Lee Jones with his "Hen house, outhouse...etc." soliloquy...!

[Brigid]

7. You called?

I love Tommy Lee Jones!

[tclambert]

8. "Warehouse, farmhouse, henhouse, outhouse, and doghouse."

Hmm, he left out whorehouse. Quite the oversight, in my opinion.

[HughBeaumont]

5. Dr. Charles Nichols better hold off on the Provasic conference.

The victim of the worst attorney/investigators ever is coming to get them.