School bus driver on heroin crashes into tree, reports say – New Jersey 101.5 FM Radio

NEWARK — A school bus carrying nearly a dozen children crashed after the driver overdosed on heroin, police said Wednesday.

The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office said the bus struck a tree at the intersection of 14th Avenue and Jones Street just after 1 p.m.

ABC 7 Eyewitness News, citing unnamed police sources, said the driver had to be revived using the Narcan brand of naloxone.

The 11 child passengers ranged in age between 5 and 13 from the 14th Street School. They were not seriously injured.

The bus was operated by F&A Transport of East Orange, according to RLS Metro Breaking News.

Newark public schools were dismissed at 1 p.m. due to the snow.

It is the second time in two days that a driver had to be revived with naloxone after a crash.

NBC New York, citing law enforcement sources, reported that Jason Vanderee, 29, of Glenwood, had to be revived with the heroin antidote after his car jumped the curb in front of a Wayne gas station and crashed into several vehicles and a gas station attendant.

Jon Warbeck, 50, and his son Luke, 17, of Lincoln Park, died along with attendant Lovedeep Fatra, 22, of Pequannock.