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School bus wreck leaves one dead
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November 02, 2009
FORSYTH COUNTY — A 45-year-old Cumming woman was killed Nov. 2 when her car collided with a Forsyth County school bus at the intersection of Doc Bramblett and Spot roads.
According to Cpl. David Garrison, Traffic Specialist with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, Isabel Mora Zavala was west-bound on Spot Road in her 2006 Nissan Sentra. She paused at the stop sign at the intersection of Spot and Doc Bramblett roads, Garrison said, then turned left into the path of the school bus at about 4:40 p.m.
The bus collided with the Nissan on the driver's side, and Zavala died instantly.
The bus driver, 47-year-old Holly Ann Charles of Canton, was not injured. The only passenger on the school bus was Charles' 16 year-old son. He was not injured, either.
The bus was not transporting students, according to Forsyth County Schools spokeswoman Jennifer Caracciolo. Charles has been with the county school system since January, 1999, Caracciolo said.
Garrison said it appears Zavala was using her cell phone at the time of the crash, which may have distracted her attention. She was also driving into a bright afternoon sun, which may have affected her vision, Garrison added.
No charges are expected to be filed in connection with the wreck. There was no evidence of alcohol or drugs at the scene.
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