Crime & Safety
Arrest Warrants Issued For Bus Driver In Crash That Killed Brothers
Lassiter High School students James Pratt, 18, and Joseph Pratt, 14, died April 24 when their car collided with a school bus in Roswell.
ROSWELL, GA -- Roswell police detectives have issued arrest warrants for the Fulton County school bus driver involved in a fatal collision that killed two brothers who were on their way to the dentist.
Warrants have been issued for Charles Talmadge Pitts on charges of failure to yield from a stop sign and two counts of misdemeanor vehicular homicide, Roswell police spokesperson Lisa Holland confirmed to Patch.
Lassiter High School students James Pratt, 18, and Joseph Pratt, 14, were killed April 24 when their vehicle crashed into the bus along Highway 92/Woodstock Road at West Road.
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The bus was carrying special needs students from Roswell High School. James Pratt was a senior at Lassiter while Joseph was a freshman, the Cobb County School District previously told Patch.
The system said the teens were on their way to dentist appointments at the time of the collision. Both brothers were also in Lassiter's NJROTC program and often volunteered with the program at Brumby Elementary School during special events and the after school program.
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Funeral services for the brothers were held Sunday, April 30 at Piedmont Church.
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