Aggie Shuttle accident does $6,000 damage, but nobody hurt

By Ash Schiller

April 18, 2005 | LOGAN -- Although accidents involving the Aggie Shuttles are very uncommon, one of the 800 East buses will be out of commission for about six weeks due to a collision on the morning of April 7.

According to witnesses on the police report, the driver of the Aggie Shuttle, Bryan Wilkins, ran a red light while heading northbound at the intersection of 1400 North and 800 East. The bus was hit on the left side panel by a 72-year-old Logan resident, Jean Peterson, who was heading east.

The bus had one occupant, Robert Riley of Logan, but no one was injured.

"Aggie Shuttle has a pretty darn good safety record," said Alden Erickson, the Utah State University Transportation Services shuttle supervisor. In 12 years of working, he said he could not remember an accident. Sometimes the shuttle will rub up against a post or something minor, but collisions with other vehicles are very rare.

Wilkins is no longer a driver for USU, Erickson said.

Peterson's Pontiac Grand Prix was totaled, Erickson said. Coupled with the injury to the shuttle, the accident's total damage costs equal about $6,000.

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