Pittsburgh’s 16th Street Bridge, also known as the David McCullough Bridge, connecting the Strip District with the North Shore and Troy Hill, was the site of a May 30 school van crash involving First Student driver Jeffrey Irwin, who was drunk while transporting five fifth graders home. (Justin Vellucci | TribLive)
The families of five fifth graders whose school van crashed last year in Pittsburgh are suing the bus company that employed the driver, who was drunk and continued to drive the students after fleeing the accident scene.
Their complaints allege the driver, who had a previous conviction for DUI, reported for work that afternoon intoxicated but was still permitted to go on his route…