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School bus driver arrested after dragging 5-year-old caught in door, authorities say

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A New York school bus driver was arrested Tuesday after police say a 5-year-old child was dragged along the road when the child’s backpack got caught in the bus door.

Tasha Van Dayne, 37, of Clinton, New York, was charged with second-degree reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, according to a statement from the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said that it responded Monday to reports that a 5-year-old was being dragged by a school bus that was driven by Van Dayne.

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