crash_reports: 22000281

On Thursday April 7th, 2022 at approximately 1408 hours I responded to the area of 755 Dedham Street or a motor vehicle accident involving a school bus. At the time of the accident the weather was cloudy and the road surface was dry. Dedham Street is a public way owned and maintained by the city of Newton. Upon arrival I was informed that the school bus was not a city contracted bus and was from the town of Needham. There were no students on the bus at the time of the accident, just the bus driver identified as Charles Jerome and the bus monitor identified as Iola Karen Blake. Charles stated he was stopped in a line of traffic when the bus was struck from behind. No injuries were reported and there was minor damage to the rear end of the bus. The operator of the other vehicle involved was identified as Ariel Fengler. Ariel stated she was traveling behind the school bus and attempted to step on the brakes as the traffic was slowing down. Ariel stated she has a boot on her foot from a previous injury and the boot got stuck under the pedals and she panicked and could not stop her vehicle from hitting the school bus. Ariel stated she was not injured and her vehicle suffered heavy front end damage. Her vehicle was able to leave the scene and no tow was needed.