A heartstopping video shows a West Virginia girl narrowly defying death when a reckless driver barrels past her stopped school bus and misses her by mere inches.
The girl had just stepped off the bus on her way home from school in Kanawha County on March 14, when a beat-up Lincoln sedan approached from behind and blasted past the vehicle’s extended stop sign, according to cops and the footage.
She is seen in the footage walking across the front of the bus when she briefly looks down at her phone — just as the car rockets up the road toward her.
At the last moment the car swerves onto the road’s shoulder, and the girl looks up from her phone and has to skid to a stop on her toes as the car whips by, the footage shows.
Local police quickly circulated the clip of the shocking incident asking the public for help identifying the driver. Authorities included an image of the car which appeared to show it had endured some rough driving, as the hood and bumper were nearly detached and a long dent stretched down its side.
On Thursday, Saint Albans man Kevin Webster was finally arrested and charged with driving under the influence., the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office announced.
Webster is also charged with overtaking and passing a school bus, reckless driving, driving on a revoked license for DUI and suspended driving
A child was walking toward the sidewalk when a white Lincoln sedan speeds and passes the school bus, missing the child by inches, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.
Kevin W. Webster was identified as the driver and is facing multiple charges for driving under the influence, passing a school bus and reckless driving, according to local authorities.
Officials added that no injuries were reported.
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