an investigation by our dallas station, kxas, found widespread problems with drivers in that city and well beyond. scott freedman has more on the disturbing findings. >> reporter: big yellow buses, racing past red lights, risking dangerous collisions. one bus driver nearly rear ending a car before running the red light. >> they are responsible for the >> reporter: in dallas, the area's largest school bus agency fired 13 drivers, and suspended 229 more after an nbc news investigation uncovered these red light camera videos, along with nearly 500 tickets over a two and a half year span. drivers also racked up 1,700 complaints, called in by witnesses alleging reckless driving. >> we are taking the steps necessary, both systemic and personnel, so that this will not and cannot happen again. illinois to florida, to arizona, red light cameras show it happens in other cities too. in new york, drivers at several bus companies accumulated more than 6,000 speeding and red light violations in just two years. in miami, and nearby broward county, hundreds of school bus drivers received traffic tick

. >> on november 7th, 2001, the veteran news man, then with kxas, gets the chance to cover just this. was really amazing. every major news organization was involved in the story. everybody went live. >> police say just after 1:20 this afternoon the hijacker hot wired the truck. >> it begins when an unemployed truck driver with a criminal record spots this 18-wheeler loaded with lumber outside the kfc. >> i was homeless and had nowhere to go and couldn't get any help. i thought, get this truck, go sell the lumber, and get me some money. get off the streets. broke the window. got in, drove off. >> unbeknownst to wilson, the truck's driver jumps on the back of the rig as he's driving away and disconnects the air hoses to the rear brakes, locking the rear wheels. >> that driver was able to dislodge the air brakes. he made a real valiant effort to try and take control of the truck before it pulled away. >> the truck driver ends up jumping from the truck. in spite of the locked rear wheels, wilson can still operate the big rig. he pulls out, but within minutes, thanks to a 911 call from the