KAUKAUNA, WI (WTAQ) – Police in Kaukauna say that criminal charges will not be filed against a school bus driver who struck and killed a child in September.
12-year-old Justin Johnson was hit by the bus while walking home from River View Middle School on September 6.
Police say that a decision on charges against the driver, Anthony Ritacco, would be dependent on toxicology results. Those results have come back negative for drugs and alcohol.
“After consulting the Outagamie County District Attorney’s Office it has been decided that Mr. Ritacco will not be charged criminally. Mr. Ritacco will be issued a citation for Failure to Yield right of way to a pedestrian, State Statute 346.23 (1), which carries a $98.80 forfeiture,” Kaukauna Police Lt. Jamie Graff said in a statement.
