Editor's note: An earlier version of this story erroneously reported that the suspended driver crashed into the shuttle bus. The shuttle bus crashed into the suspended driver's car. We regret the error.
Two students went to the hospital after four were injured when a Ball State shuttle bus crashed into the car of a driver with a suspended license Aug. 25, according to an Indiana State Police crash report.
The two Ball State students were taken by ambulance to Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Both have since been discharged — one had neck pain and was given Ibuprofen and the other had an X-ray for neck pain, but had no further diagnosis, according to the crash report.
Both drivers refused treatment at the scene.
Yang Guo, the driver who hit the Ball State shuttle, pulled out onto Tillotson Road and was hit by the shuttle bus, according to the crash report. The crash happened around one of the apartment complexes by Scheumann Stadium, said Quinn Halinski, a freshman who was on the shuttle during the crash.
Guo was charged with failure to yield and a disregard of signal.
She was driving with a suspended license and her license plate was expired, as was her registration, according to the crash report.
In the crash report, Guo said she pulled out onto the drive and "didn't really know what happened." She said she couldn't remember whether or not she saw the bus.
Brandon Meuchel, the shuttle driver, said in the crash report the driver pulled out right in front of him.
The shuttle had damage to the front passenger side of the bus and the bumper and windshield were dislodged, according to the crash report. Guo's vehicle was damaged on the driver's side and the front and rear windows were shattered.
The crash report estimated the damage to the shuttle would cost between $25,000 to $50,000.
Helinski said he was one of the only ones who saw it coming and was able to brace himself for the impact.
"The car ignored the yield sign and went straight into the line of traffic and we t-boned her," Halinski said.
The impact of the crash was hard, Halinski said, and three girls fell out of their seats into the aisle on top of each other. He estimated there were 15 people on the shuttle.
He ran over to help her get out of her car and and make sure she was OK as soon as they got out of the shuttle.
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