Trucker in crash had suspended license

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – A 22-year-old semi trailer driver had a suspended license when his rig jackknifed and was struck by a bus carrying a high school band, killing five people and injuring 29, authorities said Monday.

Michael J. Kozlowski’s driver’s license was suspended Sept. 21 for failing to pay a speeding ticket issued in Indiana in April, according to the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles.

A bus carrying the Chippewa Falls High School marching band struck Kozlowski’s tractor-trailer, which had jackknifed early Sunday on Interstate 94, Wisconsin State Patrol spokesman Brent Pickard said.

The crash killed the band director, his wife and their 11-year-old granddaughter, along with the bus driver and a student teacher.