Crime & Safety
KO Students Leave School Bus, Walk Across Fort Pitt Bridge
According to reports, the students left the bus on the Parkway East and walked across the Fort Pitt Bridge.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and WPXI are reporting that two students got off of a bus this morning on the Parkway East, and proceeded to walk across the Fort Pitt Bridge.
According to reports from the Post-Gazette and WPXI, state police said the bus driver was on the Parkway East when the two boys—a 14-year-old and a 12-year-old—jumped out of the emergency exit. The boys were walking on the Fort Pitt Bridge when a PennDOT worker saw them and picked them up.
Both boys were cited for disorderly conduct and the 12-year-old was cited for criminal mischief. They were released to the custody of their parents.
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Representatives from the Keystone Oaks School District and Pennsylvania State Police could not be immediately reached for comment.
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