Weslaco Museum Book Signing and Presentation

Saturday Speaker Series with Mr. Juan Carmona, author of The Alton Bus Crash.

A September morning in 1989 changed Alton's history forever. At 7:34 a.m, a Dr Pepper truck collided with Mission School Bus no. 6. After the bus and it's occupants plunged into a water-filled caliche pit, twenty-one students lost their lives. The resulting investigation flooded the small South Texas community with reporters and lawyers. The heavily scrutinized legal battle divided the city, but it did ultimately produce changes in school bus safety that continue to save lives today. Juan Carmona navigates the complicated legacy of the tragic accident and its aftermath.

Juan P. Carmona is a social studies teacher at Donna High School and a dual-enrollment history instructor through South Texas College. He graduated with honors from the American Military University with a master's degree in American history and was the recipient of the 2018 James F. Veninga Outstanding Teaching Humanities Award by Humanities Texas.

Come by the Weslaco Museum Saturday, September 28th at 2 pm to meet the author and for a presentation on The Alton Bus Crash.