KOKOMO, Ind. - Construction crews are back to work, repaving the streets near State Road 22 and County Road 400 East in Kokomo on Wednesday.

They said they had a day off following a bus crash that killed one of their own on Monday afternoon.

Students at Northwestern Middle School were also given time to grieve.

“We were really distraught, and just everyone so devastated by what happened,” said Amy Demler, a mom of one of the students.

Eight kids were on board at the time of the crash, including Demler’s son.

“He was literally right down the road from our house, just one block away,” she said.

“We later learned that she was on her way to drop our son off. He would have been the next stop before this happened.”

State police said 31-year-old construction worker Aaron Esparza was direct

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