YAZOO COUNTY – A Bentonia woman was arrested Wednesday after deputies say she left the scene of a crash involving a school bus.
According to the Yazoo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 7:30 a.m. Aug. 19 to the intersection of Highway 49 and Highway 433 in Bentonia.
The crash involved a school bus and a white SUV.
The sheriff’s department said the driver of the SUV left the scene without reporting the crash. No injuries were reported, and all students on the bus were safely transported to school.
Investigators later identified the driver as Katherine Coleman of Bentonia.
The sheriff’s office said the SUV was later found concealed behind Coleman’s residence.
Coleman was taken into custody and is being held at the Yazoo County Regional Correctional Facility.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Coleman is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
