School bus carrying student struck by SUV that ran red light in downtown Plymouth

Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 1:00 AM

By Kathy Bottorff

84-year-old driver cited for running red light at Michigan and Jefferson; the lone student on board walked away uninjured

Plymouth Police responded to an accident Monday morning involving a school bus and SUV where everyone walked away.

On Monday, November 2, at 9:26 a.m., the Marshall County Central Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a crash involving a Plymouth school bus and an SUV at Michigan and Jefferson Streets in downtown Plymouth. Plymouth Fire and EMS were dispatched to the scene.

According to the report from Officer West of the Plymouth Police Department, 84-year-old Richard Featherstone of Plymouth was traveling west on Jefferson Street when he ran a red traffic light, striking the school bus on the driver's side.

The bus was being driven by 53-year-old Marie Fansler of Walkerton.

Despite the force of the collision, no one was seriously injured. One driver was transported to Plymouth Hospital for evaluation. There was one student on the bus at the time of the crash — and that student was not injured.

The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.