Jacob Williams, 6, killed and several people injured in church bus crash on Interstate 70 near Greenfield, Indiana

Modified Date:

Wed, 10/18/2023 - 1:12pm

Accident Date:

Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Crash snarls traffic on I-70 in Hancock County

Traffic is backed up on Interstate 70 following a crash that has closed part of the interstate in Hancock County. All eastbound lanes of I-70 have been closed near Ind. 9 because of the crash reported shortly after 4 p.m., according to the Indiana State Police. Details on the crash remain slim, but police said it involved either or a bus or a van.

Child dead in church bus crash, driver had suspended license

The driver of the bus, Charles Goodman, 53, was driving the bus on a suspended license and has a warrant out for his arrest for failing to appear in court. Goodman was ejected from the bus and pinned underneath it.

Jacob Williams, 6, killed in I-70 crash near Indianapolis; church bus driver has suspended license

Authorities said the driver of the church bus the boy was riding in has a suspended license.The group was traveling from St. Jude Family Worship Center to a youth convention in Dayton, Ohio.Police said the bus driver, 53-year-old Charles Goodman of Gary, lost control of the vehicle. Jacob Williams, 6, was killed in a rollover crash on I-70 near Indianapolis . Both Williams and Goodman were thrown from the bus.

Church Bus Driver Charged In Fatal Crash NearIndianapolis

(CBS) ' The driver of a Gary, Ind. church bus that overturned near Indianapolis, fatally injuring a 6-year-old boy, is now charged with reckless homicide. Indiana State Police also say Goodman was wanted on an arrest warrant for not appearing in court for a traffic offense. Fifty-three-year old Charles Goodman, who is still in the hospital, also was charged with driving on a suspended license. The crash killed 6-year-old Jacob Williams of Gary and sent 11 other people to hospitals. Prosecutors say it appears that driver error caused the crash.

Indiana bus driver Charles Goodman fell asleep before crash that killed 6-year-old boy, prosecutor says

An Indiana bus driver may have fallen asleep at the wheel in a crash that killed a 6-year-old boy last week.A prosecutor says he believes Charles Goodman fell asleep while driving and does not think the bus had any mechanical problems.The bus carrying members of a Gary church overturned Tuesday on I-70 just outside of Indianapolis.A boy was killed and 11 others were hurt.Goodman is charged with felony reckless homicide and driving with a suspended license.

Driver of Gary church bus that crashed, killing boy, in jail

The driver of a Gary church bus that overturned on a highway, killing a 6-year-old boy, has been arrested following his release from an Indianapolis hospital. Fifty-three-year-Charles Goodman was lodged in the Hancock County Jail in Greenfield on charges of reckless homicide and driving with a suspended license. Jude Family Worship Center in Gary to religious meeting in Ohio when the bus overturned on Interstate 70 about 20 miles east of Indianapolis. Hancock County Prosecutor Brent Eaton says Goodman has admitted falling asleep and witnesses have said the bus was swerving in traffic before the crash. The crash killed Jacob Williams of Gary and injured 11 other people.

Driver in fatal church bus crash insists he's innocent, blames bus breakdown

The driver of a church bus that crashed on I-70 last week, killing a 6-year-old boy, insists problems with the bus caused the fatal crash. "Suspension problems. Prosecutors say after the crash, Goodman admitted to falling asleep at the wheel. But authorities say he's not licensed in Illinois, either, and has been driving on a suspended license for nearly a decade. "The bus had problems," Goodman said.

Church bus driver had cocaine in his system at time of fatal I-70 crash

A church bus driver responsible for a fatal crash on I-70 in Hancock County July 28 had cocaine in his system, according to blood test results. Goodman, 53, of Gary, was driving the bus, a 1999 Ford F-450 Econoline 15-passenger vehicle, that was transporting members of the St. He said test results "indicate a chemical compound in the blood consistent with the use of cocaine." Six-year-old Jacob Williams died in the crash and several others were injured when the bus left the roadway and rolled, striking a tree and catching fire. The new OWI charges, filed Friday, come with a possible minimum sentence of two years and a maximum of 12.

Driver in fatal Indiana bus crash charged with using cocaine

Driver in fatal Indiana bus crash charged with using cocaine Posted: Updated: An aerial view of the crash scene. (Source: WTHR) GREENFIELD, Ind. (AP) - Prosecutors say blood tests found signs of cocaine use by the driver of a church bus that overturned near Indianapolis in July, killing a 6-year-old boy and injuring 11 other people. Hancock County prosecutors this week charged 53-year-old Charles Goodman with causing death when driving while intoxicated by a controlled substance. Authorities say Goodman was driving a group from Gary's St. Jude Family Worship Center to a religious convention in Ohio when the crash happened July 28 on Interstate 70. Prosecutor Brent Eaton tells the Daily Reporter that investigators suspected Goodman was intoxicated because a passenger said he seemed unfocused while driving.

Trial for driver in deadly bus crash begins Monday

Charles Goodman has been charged with reckless homicide, driving while suspended and causing death while intoxicated.

Church bus driver sentenced to 6 years for 2015 crash that killed 6-year-old boy

The driver of a church bus involved in a crash that killed a six-year-old boy last year has been sentenced to six years, including three in prison.

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Type: Bus Accident

Topics:

Road Closures, DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use

People Involved:

Jacob Williams

Charles Goodman

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