Bus Stop Where Children Killed To Be Moved

2018-10-30-photo-of-school-bus_crop

ROCHESTER, Ind.  — A northern Indiana school district said it will relocate a bus stop where a pickup truck hit four students boarding a bus this week, killing three siblings and badly injuring a fourth child.

Superintendent Blaine Conley of the Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. said the bus stop along State Road 25 near Rochester will be moved Thursday to a nearby park. Conley said he also was establishing a committee to look at the safety of all the district’s bus stops.

The three children killed in the Tuesday crash were 6-year-old twin brothers Xzavier and Mason Ingle, and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl.

The child who survived, 11-year-old Maverik Lowe, remained hospitalized in stable condition Wednesday, according to his parents.

The boy suffered multiple broken bones and internal injuries, and had undergone two surgeries as of Wednesday morning, according to Indiana State Police Sgt. Tony Slocum.

Maverik’s parents issued a statement thanking the community for supporting them and the family of the children who were killed.

The 24-year-old driver of the pickup truck, Alyssa Shepherd, faces three counts of reckless homicide and a misdemeanor traffic violation.

She was released from the Fulton County Jail after posting a $15,000 surety bond shortly after her arrest Tuesday afternoon.

6-year-old twin brothers Xzavier and Mason Ingle, and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl.
crash scene photo provided by Indiana State Police
crash scene photo provided by Indiana State Police
Alyssa Shepherd