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School Bus Driver Pleads Not Guilty In Deaths

Posted at 4:19 PM, Mar 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-03-25 17:19:21-04

The school bus driver in Chattanooga charged with six counts of vehicular homicide in a crash that killed six children in November has pled not guilty.

WTVC-TV reported Johnthony Walker was arraigned via video Friday morning in Hamilton County Criminal Court.

Walker has also been charged with four counts of reckless aggravated assault, one count of reckless endangerment, one count of reckless driving, and one count of use of a portable electronic device by a school bus driver.

Authorities have said Walker was speeding on November 21 when the bus swerved into a tree with 37 elementary school students on board, killing six children and injuring several more.

His next court date has been set for April 19.