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Parents say they warned district employees before crash that bus driver drove too fast and was reckless

Three Chattanooga Police Officers, who requested that their names not be used but said that they were the first three officers to arrive on scene, bring balloons and a stuffed animal to leave at the site of a fatal school bus crash on Talley Road on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The makeshift memorial to victims of the Monday crash, which killed 5 Woodmore Elementary students and injured dozens more, has grown since the road was reopened Tuesday.
Three Chattanooga Police Officers, who requested that their names not be used but said that they were the first three officers to arrive on scene, bring balloons and a stuffed animal to leave at the site of a fatal school bus crash on Talley Road on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The makeshift memorial to victims of the Monday crash, which killed 5 Woodmore Elementary students and injured dozens more, has grown since the road was reopened Tuesday. Three Chattanooga Police Officers, who requested that their names not be used but said that they were the first three officers to arrive on scene, bring balloons and a stuffed animal to leave at the site of a fatal school bus crash on Talley Road on Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. The makeshift memorial to victims of the Monday crash, which killed 5 Woodmore Elementary students and injured dozens more, has grown since the road was reopened Tuesday.

By Kendi A. Rainwater and Emmett Gienapp 14 min read

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To donate to the fund for the families affected by the crash, visit www.connect.chattanooga.gov/woodmore-donation/

A sixth elementary school student died Wednesday evening from injuries sustained in Monday’s tragic school bus crash.

Chattanooga police confirmed the death of 8-year-old Keonte Wilson – a sobering development after a day of revelations about the crash and its aftermath, including the fact that parents had previously complained to Hamilton County Schools personnel about the Woodmore Elementary School bus driver involved.

The school system has not released any complaints, but parents said they warned district employees that the driver, 24-year-old Johnthony Walker, drove too fast and was reckless.