DUNKIRK, N.Y. — A hunter whose rifle round traveled the length of five football fields before striking a school bus in rural western New York has been charged with reckless endangerment and criminal mischief, state police said Wednesday.
William Squire, 59, of Conewango turned himself in to state police to face the misdemeanor counts, as well as a Department of Environmental Conservation violation for firing across a highway. He was issued an appearance ticket for Conewango Town Court.
Squire, described by authorities as an experienced hunter, fired one round at a deer from a tree stand Monday morning, missed and hit a school bus some 500 yards away on a road in Cattaraugus County. The driver and 35 students were unhurt when the .30-caliber round penetrated the bus door and lodged in the roofline between the driver and first seat, where a child was sitting, Capt. Steven Graap said.
Investigators don't believe Squire, who was hunting on his property, knew he'd struck the bus until they arrived at his home Tuesday.
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