Charges laid over schoolgirl struck near bus

The impact threw her for a few metres and made a dint in the car’s bonnet.

Lexi’s six-year-old brother, Xander was holding her hand at the time of the incident and stepped back at the last minute.

Lexi took the impact on her face and head and was flown to the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Sgt Jason Devlin from Highway Patrol said the woman has been charged with careless driving, driving a vehicle while exceeding the prescribed concentration of drugs, and failing an oral fluid test within three hours of driving.

She will appear in Cobram Magistrates Court on November 24.

Victorian law says that vehicles must slow down to 40 km/h when passing stationary or slow-moving emergency and roadside assistance vehicles with flashing lights or sirens.

Now Lexi’s mother, Sarah is campaigning to have the law changed to include school buses.

A community petition has been launched and is available to be signed at Yarrawonga Newsagency and Yarrawonga Chronicle in Belmore St.