old ▁Art is ▁Ray ▁Johnson . ▁Jean ▁P atter son , ▁bus ▁driver ▁of ▁the ▁bus ▁behind ▁Johnson ' s , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁three ▁students ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁Johnson ' s ▁bus , ▁claimed ▁that ▁the ▁bus ▁had ▁stopped ▁at ▁a ▁warning ▁crossing ▁that ▁had ▁function ing ▁lights ▁and ▁b ells ▁before ▁moving ▁over ▁the ▁tracks ▁and ▁being ▁struck . ▁Art is ▁Ray ▁Johnson , ▁the ▁bus ▁driver , ▁was ▁c ited ▁by ▁Little field ▁police ▁the ▁next ▁day ▁for ▁failure ▁to ▁possess ▁a ▁ch auff eur ' s ▁license , ▁which ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁had ▁the ▁penalty ▁of ▁a ▁$ 2 0 0 ▁fine . ▁D PS ▁records ▁indicated ▁that ▁Johnson ▁obtained ▁a ▁commercial ▁driving ▁license ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁after ▁four ▁failed ▁attempts . ▁Despite ▁lack ing ▁a ▁proper ▁license , ▁Johnson ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Claude ▁Oliver , ▁for eman ▁of ▁Little field ' s ▁school ▁bus es . ▁Oliver ▁later ▁explained ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁known ▁Johnson ▁while ▁Johnson ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁cust od ian ▁at ▁an ▁elementary ▁school , ▁and ▁that ▁Johnson ▁had ▁driven ▁school ▁bus es ▁occasionally ▁when ▁needed . ▁Oliver ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁check ▁Johnson ' s ▁record ▁because ▁he ▁knew ▁Johnson ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁driver . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁children ▁were ▁from ▁Field ton , ▁Texas . ▁The ▁vict ims ▁were ▁ ▁Edward ▁Ort iz , ▁ 1 7 , ▁his ▁sister ▁Aur ora ▁Ort iz , ▁ 9 , ▁David ▁Fra usto ,