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When the Driver Passes Out: Expert Analysis of the Mississippi School Bus Near-Miss and What Beaumont Families Need to Know The scene was the definition of a nightmare for any parent in Beaumont. A school bus, loaded with middle school students, was traveling down a busy four-lane highway in Mississippi. Without warning, the driver suffered a medical emergency and passed out behind the wheel. An 80,000-pound vehicle was suddenly unguided, hurtling down a high-speed corridor with dozens of children on board. In this instance, tragedy was averted by the heroic, quick-thinking actions of the students who stepped in to stop the bus. But as veteran trucking litigation attorneys, we look at this incident and see more than just a miracle. We see a systemic failure in commercial driver oversight that happens on our roads in Jefferson County every single day. If you are a parent in Beaumont, Port Arthur, or Orange, you see these buses daily on I-10, US-69, and FM 105. You trust that the driver behind the wheel is physically fit and medically cleared to protect your children. When a driver passes out, it is rarely an “unforeseeable act of God.” Usually, it is a violation of federal…