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A Ford F250 truck drifted into oncoming traffic and crashed into a United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) bus head-on. The bus was carrying seven adults with cerebral palsy home from day programs in addition to an assistant and the driver. The accident took three lives: Jeffrey Richard Rivas, 52, the driver of the Ford truck Sara Rae Johnson, 35, an assistant with UCP Laura Sue Weiderholt, 48, who died of broken bones and head trauma “We’ve been here 56 years in this greater Sacramento area, this is the first time we’ve had something this traumatic happen,” said Steve Horton, spokesperson for the UCP. He said that UCP operates several buses that travel up to 4,500 miles a day. “Our entire UCP family is saddened and shocked and trying to do the best thing for everyone involved,” he said. Authorities are still investigating the crash and what caused Rivas to drift into…
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