Driver fled on foot after crashing into JCPS bus in stolen vehicle, police say

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Police said the driver of a stolen vehicle fled the scene of a hit-and-run on foot after crashing into a Jefferson County Public Schools bus late Tuesday afternoon.

Louisville Metro Police officers were originally called to a reported shooting on 11th Street, between Broadway and Chestnut Street, around 4:45 p.m., LMPD Spokesperson Aaron Ellis said in a statement.

Once on scene, officers found no shooting victim, but did find JCPS bus No. 1830 that had been hit by a black pickup truck.

Police said the driver of the truck fled on foot after the hitting the bus and has not been located.

Witnesses told police the truck, which was reported stolen, may have been nearby when reports of a shooting came in, fled and hit the bus in the process.

Ellis said no shooting scene was found.

According to a spokesperson for JCPS, nine students were on the bus from Maupin Elementary. None of those students were injured.

No one else was involved in the crash, Ellis said.

LMPD is investigating, and asks anyone who was in the area during the time of the crash and may have seen something to call the anonymous crime tip line at 502-574-LMPD (5673) or submit a tip on the Crime Tip Portal by clicking here.