US teen averts tragedy by taking wheel after school bus driver falls ill

Eighth-grader Acie Holland from Wisconsin hailed as hero for quick thinking after he noticed driver had become unresponsive

An eighth grade student recently averted a tragedy when he brought a careening school bus carrying him and his fellow students to a stop after its driver fell ill from a medical emergency, according to officials who are praising the boy’s actions.

Acie Holland III was taking a bus ride home from , when he realized the woman driving had become unresponsive, his principal Anna Young wrote in a letter to the campus community. The bus veered into the oncoming traffic lane, prompting Acie to rush up to the driver, move her foot off the gas pedal and apply the brake.