Student run over by bus (updated)
MU student Brian Lindsey was run over by a bus early Friday morning at a Rocheport winery.
Missouri Highway Patrol Sgt. Chris Harris said though the bus was driving in the parking lot of Les Bourgeois Vineyards, Lindsey jumped out in front of the bus in an attempt to stop it. Lindsey fell underneath the bus and was run over. Harris said that bus stopped on top of Lindsey for about 15 seconds before it backed off.
Lindsey sustained serious injuries, Harris said. The driver, Thomas Hoehn, will not be charged for any wrongdoing.
"There will be no charges on the driver whatsoever." Harris said. "The bus driver had a loaded bus. There was just no way he could have avoided what had happened."
There was no issue with drugs or alcohol with the driver but the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control have been contacted to investigate the accident. Harris said if any drug or alcohol violations have occurred, the division will handle them.
A detailed accident report will be released sometime this week, Harris said.