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Driver fired after child left behind on bus

Crystal Feldt (left), of Westbury, holds her son,

Photo credit: Newsday/Jessica Rotkiewicz | Crystal Feldt (left), of Westbury, holds her son, Sean Feldt, 6, who has autism and was left on a school bus in Carle Place. (Feb. 6, 2012)

A school bus driver who didn't spot a sleeping 6-year-old boy and dropped his bus off Monday morning has been fired, Pierce Coach Line Inc. said Tuesday.

The driver, who was not identified, and a school staff member "failed to walk the bus" to be sure all children were off, said Troy Pierce, the Roslyn bus company's operations director.

Sean Feldt, 6, was returned safely to the Cherry...

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