On January 13, 2015, the Minnesota Supreme Court will hear an appeal from the victims of a 2008 school bus crash in Cottonwood in Lyon County.  The crash was major news in Minnesota for several months as the criminal case played out.  The bus had been crashed into by a pickup truck driven by Guatemalan immigrant, Olga Marie Franco, who was charged in state court with criminal vehicular homicide and operation and was subsequently charged in federal court with aggravated identity theft and false representation of a social security number.

As a result of the crash, 4 children were killed and 15 people were injured when the collision occurred and the bus tipped over. Continue reading Minnesota Supreme Court to hear appeal in 2008 fatal bus crash case →