WATCH: Minivan slams into school bus seconds after students step on board in Glynn County

BRUNSWICK, Ga. — Dramatic home surveillance video captured the moment a minivan slammed into the back of a school bus at full steam in Glynn County.

Georgia State Patrol said 37-year-old Michelle O’Connor was under the influence of drugs when she rear-ended the school bus Jan. 26 on U.S. 82, just west of I-95.

The crash happened just seconds after 17-year-old Sh’Nesha Hunt stepped onto the school bus.

“Next thing I know I just heard a boom,” Hunt said.

With her mother’s permission, she told Action News Jax what happened next was a blur.

“I didn’t even get a chance to go to my seat,” Hunt said.

“Only thing I remember is that I ended up in the seat with somebody else.”

Sixteen students from Risley Middle and Glynn Academy were on board, along with the bus driver.

The Glynn County Board of Education said six children were taken to the hospital for evaluation and treatment.

Two students were transported by ambulance.

Shanda Hunt said she’s grateful no one was seriously hurt.

“It could’ve been worse,” Mrs. Hunt said. “It was very scary.”

Troopers said O’Connor was driving 64 MPH when she crashed into the school bus, which was slowly starting to pull away.

The impact of the crash pushed the school bus down the street.

According to the report, when a trooper got to the hospital to talk to the driver, a nurse said O’Connor “admitted to using heroin before the crash that morning.”

When a trooper questioned O’Connor, she originally denied using any drugs, but later said she had recently used heroin.

The trooper said O’Connor couldn’t remember the crash and said her speech was “very slow” and she seemed to be “very fatigued.”

The trooper said O’Connor refused a blood test to show what was in her system.

O’Connor was charged with DUI/drugs, following too closely, and driving without a license.

During the investigation, it was revealed O’Connor had an encounter with law enforcement before crashing into the school bus.

The report said a neighbor in Brantley County called the sheriff’s office after finding O’Connor passed out at the end of their driveway.

O’Connor told the responding deputy she was driving to Jacksonville and pulled over to take a nap because she was tired.

The deputy told her to leave, but the neighbor had to call a second time.

The report said another deputy told her to leave and followed her to State Route 520 at 7:15 a.m.

About 20 minutes later is when investigators said she crashed into the back of the school bus.

Both the bus and minivan had to be towed.

Hunt said the experience was traumatizing.

“I’m still scared to ride the bus,” Hunt said. “I actually thank God that I’m still here today.”

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