Teacher At Shock Trauma From I-95 Bus Crash Near HdG: Officials

HAVRE DE GRACE, MD — The teacher flown to shock trauma after the May 15 bus crash near Havre de Grace remains hospitalized.

Brittany Jacobs was in critical condition as of Monday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the University of Maryland Medical System. She was flown by medevac to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center last Monday following the rollover crash on Interstate 95 near the MD 155 exit in Harford County.

The charter bus had been transporting 30 people from C. W. Henry School in Philadelphia for the eighth grade class trip in Washington, D.C.

After a driver on I-95 was changing lanes and clipped the front of the bus, causing it to flip onto its side, police said all 30 people on the bus—26 students, two teachers, one driver and one parent—were hospitalized.

The driver of the passenger vehicle, reportedly a blue Honda Civic, has not been charged, pending the outcome of an investigation. Officials said that the Maryland man driving was uninjured.

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Two people were flown for treatment—Jacobs and one student, who was airlifted to Delaware and later released. Jacobs is reportedly a special education teacher.

Since the crash, Jacobs has been in a medically induced coma at shock trauma much of the time to reduce swelling and has to wear a helmet because part of her skull is exposed, according to The Inquirer, which reported her family from Philadelphia has been there for her since hearing of the news last week. Though she cannot speak, on Sunday she was able to sit up, the newspaper reported, and she has opened her eyes once.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for the crash victims and their families. The online campaign was designed to cover things like hotel stays during family members' treatment. As of Monday evening, it had raised $20,545, surpassing the goal of $15,000.

According to The Inquirer, two children remain hospitalized and one other teacher who was treated in Maryland and released will be out of commission through the end of the school year.

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