US EditionFormer West Valley bus driver admits to setting school bus on fire
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Former West Valley bus driver admits to setting school bus on fire
A former school bus driver with the Granite School District admitted to intentionally setting a school bus on fire, and it wasn't his first time.Michael Austin Ford, 60, was indicted for the April 2023 incident and recently changed his plea in court.According to Ford's court admission, on April 7, 2023, he was driving a Granite School District bus when he lit it on fire with a cigarette lighter and continued driving. Officials say video from the…
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH- A former school bus driver in Utah pleaded guilty to setting fire inside a bus while driving it, using a lighter, Federal authorities reported. The defendant, Michael Austin Ford, 60 years old and resident of West Valley City, was formally charged on February 21, 2024. According to court documents and his statement during the guilt change hearing, Ford intentionally set fire to a bus from the Granite School District on Apri…
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