SHAWANO, WI (WTAQ) - Prosecutors in Shawano County are considering criminal charges against a school bus driver for causing a fatal crash.
75-year-old James Mueller was driving the Pulaski High School girls' volleyball team back from a match in Seymour September 2. Just before 9 p.m., the bus was trying to cross Highway 29 to get to St. Augustine St. when a car headed west on the highway slammed into it.
Two traffic citations were issued, but now have been dismissed as prosecutors review the case for possible criminal charges.
A December 29 court appearance had been scheduled. Formal criminal charges have not been filed yet.
24-year-old Shannon Hall was a passenger in the car and died as a result of the crash. Her fiancé, 27-year-old Justin Cyzan, was driving. He, along with over a dozen people in the bus, was taken to the hospital for injuries.
The couple was returning to their home near Wausau from a pre-marriage counseling session in Green Bay.