A bus carrying members of the Legacy High School football team crashed into a concrete pillar at Denver International Airport during the early evening hours on Sept. 11, killing the bus driver and injuring 15 players and three coaches, according to the Denver Police Department.
The driver killed in the accident has been confirmed by the school district as Kari Chopper. Chopper worked for Adams 12 Five Star Schools for four years, and had passed her mandatory Department of Transportation physical on May 10.
Chopper had picked up 28 passengers before leaving DIA, then circling back to the airport terminal. The bus was one of three Adams 12 school buses that picked up Legacy students after they returned home from an out-of-state football game. Neither of the other two buses were involved in the accident.
The crash happened about 4 p.m. Police said the bus veered off the right side of the terminal roadway and collided with a concrete pillar.
The adults - three coaches and the bus driver - suffered the worst injuries in the crash as a result of being in the front of the bus, where the impact from the crash occurred.
The coaches who were hospitalized in the accident include head varsity coach Wayne Voorhees as well as Matt Kroupa and Kyle Rider. The three remain in the hospital with significant injuries, according to the school district. Injured passengers were taken to Denver Children's Hospital as well as University Hospital. All of the students who were hospitalized had been released by the afternoon of Sept. 12.
"We extend our thoughts and prayers to everyone impacted by Sunday's accident and offer our heartfelt condolences to the family of our bus driver who tragically passed away," was written in a press release from the Adams 12 school district on Monday, Sept. 12. "The Denver Police Department continues to investigate the cause of the accident and will provide updates as available."
from Lakewood Sentinel - Latest Stories http://lakewoodsentinel.com/stories/Bus-carrying-Legacy-football-team-crashes,235122
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