Thread: Woman charged in Minn. bus crash deaths

Woman charged in Minn. bus crash deaths By ELIZABETH DUNBAR, Associated Press
Fri Feb 22, 4:44 PM ET



MINNEAPOLIS - The driver of a van that hit a school bus in a crash that killed four children was charged Friday with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide and two lesser charges, authorities said.


The woman, identified as Alianiss Nunez Morales, 23, of Minneota, failed to stop at a stop sign Tuesday before hitting the bus, which was carrying 28 students from Lakeview School, a prosecutor said. The accident happened near the small town of Cottonwood in southwestern Minnesota.

Morales was also charged with a stop sign violation and for driving without a valid license, Lyon County Attorney Richard Maes said.

Authorities said Morales is not the woman's real name, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were trying to figure out her true identity. Claude Arnold, special agent in charge of investigations, said Morales told investigators she was from Mexico, and his agency believes she is in the country illegally.

Morales does not have a Minnesota driver's license, and "she doesn't have a (driver's license) anywhere that we're aware of," said Lt. Mark Peterson of the Minnesota State Patrol.

The criminal vehicular homicide charges are felonies, each punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. The other charges are misdemeanors.

Morales was expected to make her first court appearance Friday.

Morales told police through an interpreter that she stopped at the stop sign, according to a criminal complaint filed Friday.

"She stated that she stopped for the stop sign and that when she took off, the bus hit her," according to a statement of probable cause.

The bus driver, Dennis Devereaux, told police it appeared the van wasn't going to stop, and "he did not have time to hit the brakes or accelerate."

Two brothers, the daughter of a teacher at Lakeview School and the son of a former teacher, all passengers on the bus, were killed. Six people, five of them students, remained hospitalized Friday at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., spokesman Kenyon Gleason said. One was close to being released, two were in fair condition and two were serious; the adult at the hospital was in fair condition.

Another student remained hospitalized at Mayo Clinic in fair condition.

Funerals for Hunter Javens, 9, and Jesse Javens, 13, were to be held at the school Monday.

A funeral for Emilee Olson, 9, was set for Sunday at a Cottonwood church, while arrangements for Reed Stevens, 12, of Marshall, were pending.

. . . she is possibly illegal . . . doesn't have a valid driver's license that we're aware of . . . spoke through an interpreter

4 innocent children died!!!

What is it going to take America to wake up to this???

When a young college student was killed by an illegal here in Tennessee, I wrote a personal letter to the president asking who is responsible for this??

I think we all need to write another letter to him and congress demanding they enforce the LAWS!!!!!

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Moreover, why all the confusion about her 'true' identity?
To me, that's a pretty strong indicator that the likelihood she is IA is darn good. And, the fact that there has been initial 'hushing' attempted by local media is usually another facet which suggests an IA was involved.

If you follow criminal activity reporting about IAs in the media, you'll see there are certain common factors or behaviors to look for. So far, the pattern is a quite familiar one... How many of these types of stories must we hear before the problem is solved???

tv news reported she used "several" names, had been arrested before driving without license, once again the system failed citizens in this case children, tv also stated after the trial she "may" be deported.

Originally Posted by oldguy

tv news reported she used "several" names, had been arrested before driving without license, once again the system failed citizens in this case children, tv also stated after the trial she "may" be deported.

There are other threads on this and it is a fact she is an illegal alien.


Fox News has it on several times yesterday and again today.


I heard or read she worked for Jennie-O products. Can anyone confirm that for me. If so, we need to start an email boycott of Jennie-O

Hopefully the families wil bring suit against any company who hired her.