15 students uninjured when Manatee County school bus struck by Ford Expedition

15 students uninjured when Manatee County school bus struck by SUV

MANATEE -- A 27-year-old Palmetto man was ticketed for improper backing and no valid driver's license after he pulled his 2003 Ford Expedition in front of a school bus carrying 15 students at 4 p.m. Friday.

No one was injured in the collision.

Oscar Alonzo Chavez was reportedly backing out of a private driveway on the south side of 71st Street East when a Manatee County school bus was passing by.

The right rear of the Expedition struck the left rear side of the bus, according to the report.

This story was originally published January 8, 2016 at 12:00 AM with the headline "15 students uninjured when Manatee County school bus struck by Ford Expedition ."