I work half a mile from the school and drive by it coming and going to the office.
First, be nice. These are just kids, parents, and grandparents. Some of the comments on this thread sound like the article is about global-warming-enviro-wackos, and that’s not appropriate.
Second, the way the school and driveway is laid out, it seems most likely that the driver was approaching the turn onto the main street and I’m guessing intended to put on the break, and hit the gas by accident. He would already have been close to where the accident occured, in my opinion close enough that it would have been difficult to figure out the mistake (gas pedel instead of break) and correct before hitting the curb.
Third, this is a grandfather to the kids he’s picking up: a few of you have parents who help take care of your kids. Imagine this happening to them, and be nice.
Thank you for explaining how the accident could have happened.
Somehow, you have totally missed the purpose of this post.