The party bus injuries on this list will make you think twice before throwing a rager on a moving vehicle. From collisions, to fights, to stabbings, and even shootings, you never know exactly what you're getting into when you spend the night in a bus full of alcohol. Many of these tragic incidents resulted in injuries that just couldn't be mended, and some saddening deaths. Many of the party bus companies even changed rules regulating their trips, and in a few cases, state governments also stepped in.
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#1
A 28-year-old man from Lawson, MO fell from a moving party bus on the highway in 2014. On the way from a wedding to the reception, the man sustained injuries that were characterized as non-life-threatening and moderate.
Source: The Washington Times
#2
A 16-year-old boy died in 2012 when he stuck his head out of the emergency hatch on a double-decker party bus, while traveling on the New Jersey side of the George Washington Bridge.
Source: Daily Mail
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#3
In Edgard, LA, nine people were injured in a party bus crash in 2014. Among those hospitalized after the highway collision was a 14-year-old, who was in critical condition.
Source: WVUE
#4
In 2013, Dallas police got a call at 4:30 am when people were shot on a party bus. Two guests were wounded and one died.
Source: NBC Dallas Fort Worth
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#5
"Sparkly Devil," a San Franciscan burlesque performer, died in a suspected drunk driving-related party bus collision in 2013. Her husband faced charges in her death and found himself in critical condition as well.
Source: NBC Bay Area
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#6
Studio City's 101 Freeway became a crime scene in 2014 when a 24-year-old man fell out of a party bus and died. The accident led to criminal accusations against the president of Platinum Style Limousine Service.
Source: LA Times
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#7
In 2009, two men were partying on the top level of an open-air double-decker bus. The 22-year-old guys were slightly taller than the others and hit their heads against the Illinois Highway overpass. Both men died.
Source: Michael Lawson Neff
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#8
Newport Beach, CA was the site of a 2014 investigation into an unlicensed party bus incident. The bus was heading to prom when 17-year-old Charlotte Boyse sustained injuries after falling out the window and onto the freeway.
Source: Orange County Register
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#9
In 2012, an 11-year-old girl died during a Quinceanera for a 15-year-old in Portland, OR. She fell out of the party bus window when it crashed, and it was discovered the driver might not have had a valid commercial driver's license.
Source: KGW
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#10
A 25-year-old woman got in a fight while onboard a party bus in Santa Cruz in 2012. During the scuffle, she fell out of the moving bus and was run over on the highway.
Source: San Jose Mercury News
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#11
In 2014, Lauren Guerra filed a lawsuit against Starline when she rode in one of their party buses. Her face what hit by a tree, shattering her lower eye socket and causing her eyeballs to go in opposite directions.
Source: AW
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#12
A pick-up truck driver suffered life-threatening injuries after crashing into a party bus on a Seattle highway. Six of the partiers were taken to the hospital, and one died at the scene.
Source: K5
