CATS Strikes Again

A Capitol Area Transit system (CATS) bus struck the side of a parked white Highlander in front of the John B. Cade library on the morning of April 7. The Highlander that belonged to Murelle Harrison, an Associate Dean of Social and Behavioral Sciences is now missing the entire front bumper, which started to rip from the left side of the vehicle.  A lady leaving from Augustus C. Blanks saw the vehicle and left the scene to notify Harrison. The young lady repeated to Harrison  “It’s not good.”
“The accident really did not bother me much”, said Harrison. ‘Those are material things and the car is a year old but it can be replaced.”
Harrison went down to the scene soon afterwards.
“Well, right now they are waiting for the Chief Justice to come and I would know rather I am going to get a car,” said Harrison. “I hope it’s a rental.”
The police [SUPD] handled the accident very nicely Harrison commented. The police told Harrison that the man who drove the bus is a responsible and good driver. CATS’personnel told Harrison that the male bus driver was a very responsible driver and just had an accident that morning.
“I think he just came over to the side a little to much,” said Harrison.”
The male bus driver did not apologize or speak to Harrison.
Students gathered around the accident and took many pictures, putting them on social media websites.
A freshman Criminal Justice major from Kentwood, La Darius Williams discussed what he witnesses when the accident occurred.
“I was standing outside campaigning and then heard a lot of noise, said Williams. “ I looked up and saw the bus hit the car.”
“Everyone’s reaction was that they ran to the bus, took pictures and put them on Instagram, “ said Williams. “While the bus driver just sat there in shock.”
More information will be provided in the next issue of  The Southern Digest.