A Chattooga County school bus driver, Kandy Nixon Craig, was arrested this week after police said a child was caught in the door of a school bus and dragged as the vehicle traveled along Union Street in Summerville.
The child, whose name is being withheld, was injured in the incident and later taken to Chattooga ER for treatment.
According to reports, officers were called to the area after witnesses reported that a child had become trapped in a school bus door as the bus began moving.
Investigators said Craig told officers she believed the child had safely exited the bus and was clear of the vehicle before she pulled away.
Police later reviewed video recorded inside the school bus. According to the incident report, the footage showed the child exiting the southbound bus while wearing a backpack. Investigators said Craig closed the bus door on the backpack and began driving before the child was completely free from the vehicle.
The child reportedly suffered an injury to the left leg.
.Craig is charged with reckless driving, driver must use care to avoid pedestrian, and safe operation of a school bus.
