Stanislaus bus driver credited with preventing crash when semi overturns on Hwy 99

A Stanislaus Regional Transit Authority bus driver is being credited with helping prevent a crash Monday after a big rig overturned and spilled debris across Highway 99 in Modesto, officials said.

StanRTA praised the driver, identified as Bill J., in a social media post, saying his quick reaction helped keep passengers safe during what the agency described as an intense situation along northbound Highway 99 near the Tuolumne Boulevard exit.

“Thanks to his quick thinking, a potential accident was avoided, keeping all our passengers safe and sound,” the agency said in its post…

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