A couple from Florida is seeking justice after a tragic incident in Georgia where they reportedly lost their unborn child in a collision involving a school bus driver. The driver allegedly ignored a stop sign, resulting in a crash with the couple’s vehicle, as detailed by the grieving parents and state investigators.

Sierra Johnson recounted the harrowing experience in a conversation with Georgia NBC affiliate WALB. “I felt a burning sensation in my belly,” she said, describing the agony. “I felt like I was dying,” she continued, recalling how she lay on the road pleading for help, emphasizing her pregnancy and begging others to save her baby.

A GoFundMe page has been set up for Johnson and the baby’s father, Kasen Millwood, noting that she was “just 23 weeks and 5 days pregnant” when the “heartbreaking” accident on March 20 led to the loss of their child after an emergency C-section. The page attributes the crash to a bus that failed to observe a stop sign.

The Georgia State Patrol has initiated an investigation, with initial reports indicating that a Lowndes County Schools bus driver neglected to stop at a stop sign, leading to the collision with Johnson’s Hyundai SUV. This information was confirmed by the official crash report, accessed by Law&Crime.

Capt. Crystal Zion, the public information director for the GSP, shared with Law&Crime that the Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team has now taken charge of the investigation. “Their inquiries can take 60-90 days to finalize due to the comprehensive nature of their investigations,” Zion explained.

Details from the crash report reveal that the bus was heading east on Howell Road as it neared Inner Perimeter Road in Lowndes County. It reportedly “failed to stop at the stop sign on the south shoulder of Howell Road,” while Johnson and Millwood were traveling south on Inner Perimeter Road approaching the intersection with Howell Road.

“Video evidence indicates driver of [the bus] failed to stop at the stop sign,” the report alleges. “The two vehicles made contact with one another when the left side of [the bus] came into contact with the front of [Johnson and Millwood’s] vehicle.”

The couple “came to an uncontrolled final rest” in the northbound lanes of Inner Perimeter Road, where Johnson was found lying in the street, the report says.

“[The bus driver] stated they did not see [Johnson and Millwood] and did pull out into the intersection,” the report concludes. “[Johnson] was 23 weeks pregnant at the time of the crash. [Johnson] was admitted to the hospital with serious injuries.”

According to the GoFundMe, the crash left Johnson with a broken collarbone and a punctured lung “and she was rushed into” an emergency C-section at South Georgia Medical Center. “Despite the best efforts of the medical team, Sierra and Kasen lost their precious baby, Mason,” the fundraiser says.

Millwood described the aftermath of the crash to WALB and noted how Johnson was lying down in the roadway when he realized what had happened.

“I look back and I see her. And the next second, I don’t,” Millwood recalled. “I had made a very halting stop and turned around and there was just pieces and she was already out on the ground.”

The couple told WALB that police have been in contact with them about the GSP investigation. They say no one from Lowndes County Schools has contacted them or reached out about what allegedly happened.

The district did not respond to Law&Crime’s requests for comment on Thursday.

“We just want justice, and we want answers for our baby boy and why his life had to come to such an abrupt end,” Millwood said. “We’ve seen plenty of incident reports about the accident. No one, in just about every report, no one has been injured in its statements. And, I mean, we’ve lost one.”

Johnson and Millwood’s GoFundMe describes “the pain of losing Mason” as something “no parent should ever have to endure, and the road to healing will be long and difficult.” The child was due to be born on July 12, 2026.

“This tragedy has turned their world upside down,” the GoFundMe says. “Sierra is now recovering from her injuries, both physical and emotional, while she and Kasen try to find a way forward without their beloved baby.”