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Woman Charged In Bus Stop Crash That Killed 3 Children Due In Court

ROCHESTER, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana woman charged in a school bus stop crash that killed three children is due in court for her first hearing in the case.

Twenty-four-year-old Alyssa Shepherd of Rochester was scheduled to appear Thursday before a Fulton County judge. She's charged with three counts of reckless homicide.

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Six-year-old twin brothers Xzavier and Mason Ingle and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl. (Photo supplied to CBS)

Authorities say Shepherd was driving a pickup truck near Rochester, about 100 miles (161 kilometers) north of Indianapolis, on Oct. 30 when she struck four children crossing a highway to board a school bus.

She told authorities she didn't realize the bus headed in the opposite direction was stopped.

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Alyssa Shepherd is charged with three counts of reckless homicide resulting in death. (Indiana State Police)

Six-year-old twin brothers Xzavier and Mason Ingle, and their 9-year-old sister, Alivia Stahl, were killed. An 11-year-old boy was severely injured in the crash.

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