A donation drive has been launched for a school bus operator who was involved in a two-vehicle accident near Chelan last Saturday morning (Dec. 6).

The Cascade Athletic Booster Club has established the effort for Jose Solis, who was driving the Cascade School District (Cascade SD) bus that was carrying the Cascade High School wrestling team from a match in Chelan when it was struck head-on by a pickup truck that crossed the center line of U.S. Highway 97A just north of the Knapps Hill Tunnel.

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Evasive actions taken by Solis just before the pickup struck the bus caused it to lose control and tip on its side. However, this maneuver is being credited by many at the scene for having potentially prevented the accident from being much worse.

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