Crime & Safety
School Bus Sideswipes Vehicle Due To Snowdrifts: Police
Snowdrifts made it difficult for the bus and car to pass; no students were injured, police say.
SOUTHOLD, NY — A Southold school bus sideswiped a vehicle Friday, police said.
According to Southold Town Police, the incident took place on Friday at 7:38 a.m. on Gardiners Lane when a school bus driven by Thomas Costas, 70, of Greenport, sideswiped the vehicle driven by Karen Byrnes, 52, of Southold.
The roadway was narrowed by snowdrifts making it difficult for 2 vehicles to pass in opposite directions, police said.
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The school bus was occupied by students traveling to school, but no one was injured in the crash, police said.
No charges were filed, police said.
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