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Sonora High School bus driver Janette Elsey was quick thinking when she maneuvered her bus filled with the JV football team and two coaches out of the way of an oncoming train Friday night.
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Sonora High School bus driver Janette Elsey became emotional as she talked about taking a moment to herself once she knew the students on the bus were safe Friday afternoon.
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District transportation director for Sonora Union High School, Chet White, points to the intersection of Geer Road and Santa Fe Avenue where bus driver Janette Elsey had to make a snap decision.
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Sonora High School bus driver Janette Elsey was quick thinking when she maneuvered her bus filled with the JV football team and two coaches out of the way of an oncoming train Friday night.
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District transportation director for Sonora Union High School, Chet White (left) says bus driver Janette Elsey (right) did everything correct Friday afternoon when faced with a terrifying situation.
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A split-second decision made by Sonora High School bus driver Janette Elsey has parents of the JV football team sending her cards and flowers.
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