Two Bus Drivers Charged in Separate Child Endangerment Cases

Philadelphia bus driver Xiao Lei Lei Tian has been charged with 47 counts of child endangerment and multiple motor vehicle violations after allegedly driving recklessly with 47 children and three adults on board along the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood, New Jersey. Tian is accused of using his cellphone, speeding, failing to maintain his lane, and at one point abandoning the steering wheel while the bus was moving. The incident ended when the bus ran out of gas and was reported to police by passengers; no injuries were reported. In a separate case, former Pewaukee School District bus driver Thomas Felser faces additional felony charges for allegedly sexually assaulting a second young girl on his school bus, with accusations of inappropriate touching and misconduct over several months. Felser, who was already facing charges from a previous incident involving a 6-year-old victim, now potentially faces over 123 years in prison if convicted. Both cases have raised renewed concerns about student safety on school transportation.