Truck driver convicted in fatal I-70 bus crash released from jail

Truck driver convicted in fatal Tusky Valley bus crash completes jail sentence

The truck river convicted in a crash that killed six people, including students and chaperones from Tuscarawas Valley Middle-High School, was released from jail over the weekend.

Truck driver convicted in fatal I-70 bus crash released from jail

A truck driver convicted in the deadly bus crash on Interstate 70 in 2023 was released from jail on Saturday.

Man convicted in fatal Tusky Valley bus crash released from jail

NEWARK (WJER) (Jan. 20, 2026) – Jacob McDonald, the man convicted in the fatal Tusky Valley charter bus crash, has been released from the Licking County Jail after being credited for time already served. The crash occurred on November 14, 2023, as 54 Tusky Valley band students and three chaperones were traveling to Columbus. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, McDonald was driving a semitruck at roughly 70 miles per hour and failed to sl…