Lawsuit filed in school bus accident

YOUNGSTOWN

A Boardman woman has filed a lawsuit in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court seeking unspecified damages stemming from a 2008 accident that involved a school bus.

The lawsuit was filed Wednesday by Gail Dundon, naming Michael Koman, a Boardman school-bus driver, the school district and Nationwide Insurance of Canton as defendants. It says that Dundon suffered injuries in the March 5, 2008, accident. Superintendent Frank Lazzeri declined to comment.

According to a police report, Koman’s bus hit the back of Dundon’s car when Dundon slowed down as a car traveling in front of her turned into a driveway. Koman was cited for failure to maintain assured clear distance ahead. Nationwide was Dundon’s insurance company.