To: The North Carolina State House, The North Carolina State Senate, Governor Roy Cooper, and The United States House of Representatives
My concern is your children's safety in Forsyth County
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I am Hasani Wesley's older sister Halima Wesley , I have started this petition for all of the children that have died or got hit trying to go to school. An aware community can make a difference, and save many lives. My brother was a beautiful spirit and he didn't deserve to die. His bus driver like many bus drivers wanted to be cool and would bend the rules to be accepted, would sometimes tell the children that it was okay if they missed the bus, and that she would pick them up on the other side. Correcting that simple mistake could have saved my brothers life. Also there was a history in the school system that lawfully stated the woman driving the bus did not have the qualifications to drive the bus in Forsyth county and was fired 3 times before my brother passed. There is carelessness in my community. My brother passed in front of my house, in front of the children that continue to ride the bus. My concern is your children's safety. I'm thankful that my brother's law has now created new bus signs which show to stop when crossing. I have seen a change but children are still getting hit. If you sign this petition this will not only serve you and your family but it will bring my brother the justice that he deserves. When a mother loses her child, It feels like the world shifts. There is a spiritual awareness that is possessed upon you and it makes you want to help others to heal the pain. I just want justice served for my brother, and I won't stop until I get it. Billy Bailey was charged with 30 days and probation, and lived right up the street from our house. The strength that has endured is impeccable but with communication I can make a difference. Thank you for your time and energy.
Here is the news report:
" An 11-year-old boy died Wednesday morning after being hit by an SUV while trying to get on a school bus.
Hasani Wesley, 11, died after the collision, which happened around 7 a.m. on N.C. 66 near Shaddowfax Drive. N.C. 66 remained closed until around noon.
Wesley was trying to get on the bus just a few hundred feet from his home when the collision with the Jeep occurred, troopers said. The bus's lights were on, and the stop arm was out, troopers said.
The driver of the Jeep, Billy Roger Bailey, 47, of Kernersville, was coming from the opposite direction, troopers said.
Bailey will face charges, and the district attorney will determine which charges to file, troopers said.
Bailey told investigators that he simply didn't see the child crossing the road. He was driving the speed limit, and alcohol wasn't a factor in the crash either, troopers said.
Wesley normally caught the bus from the right-hand side of the road, but he missed it Wednesday morning, school officials said. The bus driver saw Wesley when coming back through the area and stopped to pick him up, which is legal, school officials said.
Wesley was a sixth grader at East Fosyth Middle School, said Theo Helm, spokesman for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Wesley had been taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after the collision, Helm said."
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Here is the news report:
" An 11-year-old boy died Wednesday morning after being hit by an SUV while trying to get on a school bus.
Hasani Wesley, 11, died after the collision, which happened around 7 a.m. on N.C. 66 near Shaddowfax Drive. N.C. 66 remained closed until around noon.
Wesley was trying to get on the bus just a few hundred feet from his home when the collision with the Jeep occurred, troopers said. The bus's lights were on, and the stop arm was out, troopers said.
The driver of the Jeep, Billy Roger Bailey, 47, of Kernersville, was coming from the opposite direction, troopers said.
Bailey will face charges, and the district attorney will determine which charges to file, troopers said.
Bailey told investigators that he simply didn't see the child crossing the road. He was driving the speed limit, and alcohol wasn't a factor in the crash either, troopers said.
Wesley normally caught the bus from the right-hand side of the road, but he missed it Wednesday morning, school officials said. The bus driver saw Wesley when coming back through the area and stopped to pick him up, which is legal, school officials said.
Wesley was a sixth grader at East Fosyth Middle School, said Theo Helm, spokesman for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools. Wesley had been taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after the collision, Helm said."
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