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RSU 13 bus driver arrested, charged in connection to crash that killed 12-year-old student

RSU 13 bus driver arrested, charged in connection to crash that killed 12-year-old student
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[Public Safety](/section/public-safety) RSU 13 bus driver arrested, charged in connection to crash that killed 12-year-old student Jeffrey Colburn of Camden faces a manslaughter charge, according to Rockland police. ![](https://media.newscentermaine.com/assets/NCM/images/931c0b96-545a-48c4-84a2-e348471a6368/20251205T171757/931c0b96-545a-48c4-84a2-e348471a6368_16x9.jpg) ![](https://media.newscentermaine.com/assets/NCM/images/931c0b96-545a-48c4-84a2-e348471a6368/20251205T171757/931c0b96-545a-48c4-84a2-e348471a6368_750x422.jpg) Bus driver Jeffery Coburn was let go after 12-year-old Brayden Callahan was killed in November. ROCKLAND, Maine — Rockland police arrested the RSU 13 bus driver on Thursday involved in the crash that killed a 12-year-old student last November. Jeffrey Colburn, 65, of Camden faces a manslaughter charge, according to a [social media post](https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1C8ShuNUfw/) from Rockland police. A grand jury indicted Colburn, and the Knox County District Attorney's Office issued the arrest warrant. Authorities identified Colburn as the driver involved in an incident Nov. 21, where 12-year-old [Brayden Callahan was struck by a school bus](/article/news/local/public-safety/rsu-13-student-hit-by-school-bus-rockland-intersection-rockland-maine/97-8f3d5f3d-161b-480c-aad8-71198069f4f8) after getting off. Colburn was reportedly no longer employed by the school district last December. **RELATED: [Student killed after struck by school bus at Rockla... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*