5-year-old boy crashes school bus into building

MERRIMACK, N.H. -- A New Hampshire school bus driver who let her five-year-old son sit in the driver's seat during safety checks is facing criminal charges after the boy put the bus in reverse and hit a building, police say.

Merrimack police told CBS Boston the five-year-old was helping her with morning safety checks at an apartment complex, and her eight-year-old son was also on the bus.

"As Brown directed the five year old, now seated in the driver's seat, through the checks of the reverse and brake lights, the child shifted the bus into reverse, subsequently causing it to drive uncontrollably backwards and into a building located on the property," police said.

The eight-year-old was "hanging onto one of the bus doors" during the incident, police said. No one was hurt.

The bus driver, 32-year-old Tiffanie A. Brown, was charged with two counts of child endangerment and two counts of reckless conduct, police said. Brown was released on bail and is set to appear in court again on Jan. 27.