Bus carrying DSU women’s bowling team crashes in Virginia; driver charged

Cameron Goodnight, Delaware News Journal
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Eleven people were injured after a charter bus carrying the Delaware State University’s women’s bowling team crashed Thursday morning in Virginia, Virginia State Police report.

The bus was traveling south on I-85 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, taking the team to a weekend tournament in North Carolina, when it ran off the road and overturned just after 11:15 a.m. Thursday, the police news release states.

All 10 passengers and the driver were taken to nearby hospitals.

Ten passengers and a bus driver were injured Thursday morning after a charter bus carrying Delaware State University’s women’s bowling team crashed at the site.
Ten passengers and a bus driver were injured Thursday morning after a charter bus carrying Delaware State University’s women’s bowling team crashed at the site.

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Police say the driver, identified as Lloyd Archer, was charged with reckless driving and failure to maintain control of a vehicle.

This crash is under an ongoing investigation by the Virginia State Police Richmond Division Crash Reconstruction Team.

Contact local reporter Cameron Goodnight at cgoodnight@delawareonline.com, or by calling or texting 302-324-2208. Follow him on Twitter at @CamGoodnight.

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