After the crash, the West Moreland driver quoted the community about 'Momma Pam' “

West Moreland, Tenn. (WTVF) – A municipality has provided a municipality about a beloved driver with decades of services.

Renea Harris Allen said that the constancy and care of her mother had brought the students to school every day for years.

“700,000 miles over 33 years because she drove regular school days, school trips and the band. The band, oh my goodness, she loves the Westmoreland High School Band,” said Allen.

Parents like Brittany Ladd have children who take the bus.

“She carries our children through ice, through snow, through rain,” said Ladd.

In a photo, Pamela Harris drove her granddaughter to school for the last time on her final day.

But on Monday the bus she drove crashed. Some debris still stay at the scene.

Sumner County School said that Harris drove down the Rock House Hollow Road at 8 miles an hour when the bus hit a bridge and turned on the side in the stream.

“She would not leave the page until she knew that she had all been looked after,” said Allen.

Some of the 19 students who took the bus home on this day went to the hospital with minor injuries. A spokesman for the Sumner County Schools said that no students stay in the hospital.

The Tennessee Highway Patrol published Harris' first quote after the crash. THP officials made it clear that the quote is not criminal. It is essentially like a traffic embroidery. Harris was quoted to ensure that he did not exercise the remaining care.

Officials explained that Harris did not necessarily go wrong, but she was behind the wheel when the incident happened.

“We know that there must be an investigation. This is not an option,” said Allen. “It was a hard week, just an overwhelming week. Only grateful that she is still here.”

Harris' family said she was on administrative leave when she recovered from some bumps and bruises, and she can receive additional advice and training.

At the end of that, Brittany hopes that the bus driver, whom she knows as “Mama Pam”, will continue to do the work she loves with consistency and care.

“She deserves to continue to be a bus driver so that she can touch more children in a warm manner,” said Ladd.

Harris will be due later this month in court. The court will decide whether the quote will be rejected or it is guilty of an offense. That would bring points to your driving balance.

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