PITTSGROVE, N.J. - A community is taking time to mourn and remember a school bus driver who was killed in a crash in Pittsgrove on Friday.
Denise Powell, 60, was both a cafeteria worker and a school bus driver, according to Olivet School officials. She was involved in a multi-vehicle crash that proved fatal for one other individual as well.
That person was identified as 70-year-old Pearl Caudill. "Please keep Mrs. Powell’s family and friends in your thoughts and prayers," officials wrote in an official statement. "Mrs.
Powell was a beloved member of our district for over 20 years. She served as a bus driver and cafeteria worker. The children loved her and her colleagues did as well.