Parents of Clinton motorcyclist killed in school bus crash urge drivers to pay attention

ANDERSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WVLT) — The parents of a 21-year-old motorcyclist killed in a crash on Clinton Highway are calling on drivers to pay more attention on the road, as charges remain pending against the school bus driver involved in the collision.

James Pruitt Jr. — known to nearly everyone as “Junebug” — died after his motorcycle crashed into a school bus at the intersection of Clinton Highway and Old State Circle on Feb. 17.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol said the school bus was at a stop sign on Old State Circle when it began to turn left onto Clinton Highway, failing to yield to traffic. THP confirmed Pruitt was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash…

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