Alabama Bus Driver, 75, Faces Homicide Charges in 2025 Fatal Crash as Medical Crisis Is Disputed
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 7
Alabama Bus Driver, 75, Faces Homicide Charges in 2025 Fatal Crash as Medical Crisis Is Disputed
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 7
Summary
Theresa McCloud, 75, turned herself in on Sept. 4 to face vehicular homicide and criminal negligence charges over a Nov. 18, 2025 Auburn school-bus crash that killed bakery owner Jennifer Leigh Cooper, 42.
Supporters say McCloud suffered a medical emergency, citing a blood sugar drop to 23 mg/dL that allegedly caused confusion and loss of consciousness while she was driving.
A lawsuit by Cooper’s husband instead alleges McCloud had diabetes, had been prescribed opiates two days earlier, and was warned not to drive while taking them.
The suit says McCloud told supervisors she was not feeling well that day and lost control because of her medical condition, the opiates, or both; her family disputes those claims.