The sixth grader was struck as she was crossing the street to board her bus to Stephen Mack Middle School in Winnebago County in January 2025
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- The family of an Illinois middle school student, who was struck by a car as she was attempting to board her school bus, has accepted a $52 million settlement
- The sixth grader was struck as she was crossing the street to board her bus to Stephen Mack Middle School in Winnebago County in January 2025
- The driver of the car, Allen Pelton, 31, was arrested after the incident and charged with aggravated reckless driving causing great bodily harm, passing a stopped school bus and more
The family of an Illinois middle school student, who was struck by a car as she was attempting to board her school bus, has accepted a $52 million settlement.
According to the Rockford Register Starand WIFR, the girl was struck as she was headed to Stephen Mack Middle School in Winnebago County, located on the Illinois-Wisconsin border, in January 2025.
The girl, a sixth grader, was crossing the county’s Latham Road near the intersection with La Harve Drive to board her bus, operated by the Rockton School District’s contractor, First Student Inc., at around 6:55 a.m. local time the day of the collision…