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The Burket man injured when the pickup he was driving collided with a school bus Nov. 29 tested positive for marijuana, according to a recently released report.
A blood test performed on Richard A. Cook, 42, showed he was under the influence of marijuana at the time of the accident, in which three children also were hurt.
Cook's pickup veered left of center on CR 100N and collided head-on near the intersection of CR 750W with a Tippecanoe Valley School Corp. bus.
Cook, the most seriously injured in the accident, was hospitalized in Fort Wayne. The students' injuries were minor and all were treated and released after the accident.
