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SALT LAKE CITY — A school bus driver for the Granite School District was arrested Monday for allegedly lighting multiple buses on fire, with one incident leading to students evacuating.
"In April of 2023, Mr. Ford was placed on leave after evidence surfaced that he was involved with the tampering of a bus," the statement reads."That evidence was used by Granite District Police to arrest Mr. Ford on April 10, 2023, for arson. The investigation was then turned over to the State Fire Marshall’s office for further investigation. Mr. Ford was terminated by Granite District on June 5, 2023.
"Mr. Ford has been linked to a previous incident in February of 2022, when a bus he was driving with secondary students, started to have smoke in the dashboard area of the bus," a statement from the school district reads."The bus was pulled over in the neighborhood and students were able to evacuate through the regular doors. There were no injuries and the bus was repaired and returned to service.
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