LANCASTER - The Eastern Lebanon County/Elco School District was sued by a Richland family after their minor son was injured by a bus driver s alleged reckless driving.
The complaint was filed April 28 in Lancaster County Court of Common Pleas by Douglas and Mimi Shade, as well as their minor son. The defendants also include Brightbill Transportation Inc. and Shawn Lynn Stickler, the bus driver.
According to the suit, the child was on a bus driven by Stickler on November 4, 2019, when Stickler allegedly slamming on the brakes of the bus and brought the bus to an extreme sudden stop, causing the child to be jerked in his seat and struck by a book bag.