Fort Mill crossing guards call out of work, calling for safety efforts after driver involved in deadly crash not charged
A Fort Mill crossing guard told WCNC Charlotte the call-outs were directly related to the lack of charges against the driver involved in the deadly crash. Several crossing guards in Fort Mill, South Carolina, have called out of work due to the lack of charges against the driver involved in a deadly crash last week. This comes a week after a crossing guard was hit by a vehicle near Fort Mill Elementary School. The 16th Circuit Solicitor's Office reviewed evidence from the investigation and found that there is no evidence supporting a criminal charge against the vehicle driver. The driver was not facing the direction of the vehicle at the time of the accident and was not displaying the stop sign towards the approaching driver.
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A Fort Mill crossing guard told WCNC Charlotte the call-outs were directly related to the lack of charges against the driver involved in the deadly crash.
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FORT MILL, S.C. — Multiple crossing guards said they would not be available to work Thursday morning in the Fort Mill School District. It comes a week after a crossing guard was hit by a vehicle near Fort Mill Elementary School.
While the school district was not able to confirm the cause of the limited crossing guards, a Fort Mill crossing guard told WCNC Charlotte it was directly related to the lack of charges against the driver involved in the deadly crash.
The 16th Circuit Solicitor's Office said it reviewed evidence by the Fort Mill Police Department from the investigation and found the evidence doesn't support a criminal charge against the driver of the vehicle.
The Solicitor's Office reviewed statements from eye witnesses and video captured by a school bus that was stopped at the exit of the school, and members of the Solicitor's Office met with the Fort Mill Police Department and some of Brucker's family before making that information public.
At the time of the incident, Brucker was standing in the median in the middle of Springfield Parkway, holding a stop sign and directing traffic. He was turned sideways facing the school and a school bus preparing to turn, and the hand-held stop sign was facing the school bus. The Solicitor's Office said he had stepped into a lane closer to the school, which was when the vehicle hit him.
He was not facing the direction of the vehicle nor was he displaying the stop sign toward the approaching driver at the time, according to the Solicitor's Office. The investigation does not indicate that the driver was driving recklessly or dangerously.
"Regrettably, this is a tragic accident for both Mr. Brucker and the driver of the vehicle," a news release from the Solicitor's Office said. "We extend our condolences to all who have been impacted by this event."