Ohio officials: Driver was going too fast in snow when truck hit special needs bus, killing 4

Truck speed cited in crash with special needs bus

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Investigators say the driver of a tractor-trailer that hit a bus carrying residents of a special needs center in Ohio, killing four, was driving too fast during a snowstorm.

The Clark County prosecutor’s office says it will determine whether charges should be filed. The crash near Springfield killed the bus driver and three passengers and injured six other passengers two weeks ago.

A report released Thursday by the Ohio Highway Patrol says truck driver Zygmunt Wieckowski was driving too fast when he lost control two weeks ago. The Chicago man’s truck slid across Interstate 70 and into oncoming traffic.

Wieckowski declined to comment Friday.

Information from: Springfield News-Sun, www.springfieldnewssun.com