Man arrested in hit-and-run bus crash that injured Lancaster Mennonite students

LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — Police in Pennsylvania have arrested a man they say drove a car involved in a hit-and-run crash with a school bus that injured more than a dozen people. One first-grader was ejected from the bus and seriously injured.

James Irvin III, 46, was arraigned Wednesday on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to the May 17 crash.

Irvin’s driver’s license was suspended in 2004.

Police say he tried to pass two tractor trailers but hit one of their escort vehicles. That vehicle then sideswiped the oncoming bus, which tipped over after hitting one of the tractor trailers.

The bus was transporting 14 Lancaster Mennonite students from Chester County.

Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman says the 6-year-old boy who was ejected is improving but remains hospitalized.

A message seeking comment from Irvin wasn’t immediately returned Thursday. No attorney information is available.

This undated photo provided by the Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney shows James Irvin III,who was arraigned Wednesday, May 24, 2017, on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to the May 17 hit-and-run crash with a school bus that hurt more than a dozen people. (Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney via AP)

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_116768444-fcbc436cebdd4ba1b5b05d16c48e2131-1.jpg.optimal.jpgThis undated photo provided by the Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney shows James Irvin III,who was arraigned Wednesday, May 24, 2017, on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to the May 17 hit-and-run crash with a school bus that hurt more than a dozen people. (Lancaster County Office of the District Attorney via AP)

Emergency personnel work at the scene where an escort car, left, that was leading on oversized load, was struck by a passing vehicle that collided with a school bus, right, in East Lampeter Township, Pa., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Authorities say the school bus flipped on its side in a hit-and-run accident in eastern Pennsylvania, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital, including two students with trauma injuries. Police were seeking a light-colored sedan involved in the crash that sped away. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)

https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/web1_Bus-crash-Pa..jpg.optimal.jpgEmergency personnel work at the scene where an escort car, left, that was leading on oversized load, was struck by a passing vehicle that collided with a school bus, right, in East Lampeter Township, Pa., Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Authorities say the school bus flipped on its side in a hit-and-run accident in eastern Pennsylvania, sending more than a dozen people to the hospital, including two students with trauma injuries. Police were seeking a light-colored sedan involved in the crash that sped away. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive.com via AP)