New details Friday in the crash that left a motorcyclist dead last week.
Nancy Horner faces careless driving charges.
She was driving the school bus that killed Thomas Bierne and seriously injured his wife Michelle.
KSFY News spoke with a school bus driver in training today.
Driving a school bus is a huge responsibility.
There is one thing the driver-in-training and his trainer repeated over and over again, and that's to constantly look and be aware of everything that's happening around you.
For driver-in-training Jim Tirrel, learning how to drive a school bus is not something he takes lightly.
"There's a lot of responsibility as far as driving safely, making sure that you're looking around and you're always watching traffic, because you're not just driving for yourself, your driving for everybody else. Plus, you have all the kids, and that is a lot of responsibility," Tirrel said.
Trainer Barb Bauer teaches drivers how to create safe driving habits.
"Look for everything. You have to look for everything. You have to look for kids, look for other motorists. You have to look, because people aren't always thinking about what they're doing. They're preoccupied with something, and they'll just cut in front of you, especially with school buses. Nobody likes to be behind a school bus. We stop a lot," Bauer said.
"Safety is the most important thing. You've got to be looking around all the time. You've got to move your head constantly. You've got to be looking in the mirrors, all of the mirrors. You see on the bus, there's lot's and lot's of different mirrors, and you have to be looking all the time," Tirrel said.
"It's hard to do, but you develop the habit of doing it. It's something you have to force yourself to do at first, and then you just do it," Bauer said.
However, that's not all it takes to become a school bus driver.
"I had to take a written test, had to take three parts, had to a regular, just for my regular CDL. Then, I had to take for my passenger. Then, I also had to take for the regular school bus," Tirrel said.
All of that before a driver can get behind the wheel to train. It's a job which doesn't come easy.
"It's a lot of work, it's a lot more work than what i thought it was going to be, but i think it's all worth it," Tirrel said.
Friends and family of Tom Bierne held a vigil for him Friday night at 6:30.
They gathered at Marlins on North Cliff, and rode to the spot where Bierne lost his life at 57th and Western.
If anyone would like to donate to Bierne family, an account has been set up at Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union locations across Sioux Falls.
Nancy Horner faces careless driving charges.
She was driving the school bus that killed Thomas Bierne and seriously injured his wife Michelle.
KSFY News spoke with a school bus driver in training today.
Driving a school bus is a huge responsibility.
There is one thing the driver-in-training and his trainer repeated over and over again, and that's to constantly look and be aware of everything that's happening around you.
For driver-in-training Jim Tirrel, learning how to drive a school bus is not something he takes lightly.
"There's a lot of responsibility as far as driving safely, making sure that you're looking around and you're always watching traffic, because you're not just driving for yourself, your driving for everybody else. Plus, you have all the kids, and that is a lot of responsibility," Tirrel said.
Trainer Barb Bauer teaches drivers how to create safe driving habits.
"Look for everything. You have to look for everything. You have to look for kids, look for other motorists. You have to look, because people aren't always thinking about what they're doing. They're preoccupied with something, and they'll just cut in front of you, especially with school buses. Nobody likes to be behind a school bus. We stop a lot," Bauer said.
"Safety is the most important thing. You've got to be looking around all the time. You've got to move your head constantly. You've got to be looking in the mirrors, all of the mirrors. You see on the bus, there's lot's and lot's of different mirrors, and you have to be looking all the time," Tirrel said.
"It's hard to do, but you develop the habit of doing it. It's something you have to force yourself to do at first, and then you just do it," Bauer said.
However, that's not all it takes to become a school bus driver.
"I had to take a written test, had to take three parts, had to a regular, just for my regular CDL. Then, I had to take for my passenger. Then, I also had to take for the regular school bus," Tirrel said.
All of that before a driver can get behind the wheel to train. It's a job which doesn't come easy.
"It's a lot of work, it's a lot more work than what i thought it was going to be, but i think it's all worth it," Tirrel said.
Friends and family of Tom Bierne held a vigil for him Friday night at 6:30.
They gathered at Marlins on North Cliff, and rode to the spot where Bierne lost his life at 57th and Western.
If anyone would like to donate to Bierne family, an account has been set up at Sioux Falls Federal Credit Union locations across Sioux Falls.
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