A school bus driver allegedly drove his students to school while intoxicated, later telling police the alcohol the students smelled on him was from NyQuil.
A school bus driver allegedly drove his students to school while intoxicated, later telling police the alcohol the students smelled on him was from NyQuil. MAPLE LAKE, Minn. - A school bus driver allegedly drove his students to school while intoxicated, later telling police the alcohol the students smelled on him was from NyQuil.
, a school resource officer for Maple Lake Public Schools was notified by a student that their bus driver smelled like alcohol. The officer contacted the bus company, and the driver was replaced for the day, per the documents.reported that charging documents said multiple students under the age of 16 were on the bus, but it did not reveal how many students were on the bus. The 55-year-old driver was reportedly taken to the company's service garage and questioned by a deputy, who observed the driver had watery eyes and confirmed the student's claim that he smelled of alcohol. The man claimed he had not been drinking, but did consume a NyQuil that morning. Authorities conducted a breath test and determined the driver's blood alcohol concentration to be 0.082, just 0.002 over the legal limit of 0.08, per the criminal complaint.noted Minnesota has a zero-tolerance policy for school bus drivers, so any amount of alcohol in the drivers' system would have been a problem.The driver was charged with child endangerment and three counts of operating a motor vehicle under the influence, the outlet reported. He was also "removed from duty effective immediately," according to a statement from the school district.At least 50 investors were tricked into a $50 million Ponzi scheme to buy luxury cars at a discount to be sold or leased for a profit, the IRS alleges.Firefighters responded to a commercial fire early Sunday morning along Harmon Avenue in south Columbus.Two people were taken to a hospital after a fire broke out at an apartment complex near Worthington on Saturday night.The fire broke out at about 9 p.m. at theMan shot dead near Ohio Statehouse has been ID'd The man who was shot dead on North High Street early Friday morning has been identified.Lamar Octmous Ross died at a local hospital at about 3:30 a.m.Police sai
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Minnesota School Bus Driver Charged with DUI and Child EndangermentA school bus driver in Maple Lake, Minnesota, has been charged with driving under the influence and child endangerment after allegedly driving students to school while intoxicated. The driver's blood alcohol content was slightly above the legal limit. He claimed the alcohol smell was from NyQuil, but he was removed from duty immediately. The incident has led to increased scrutiny and reinforces the zero-tolerance policy for school bus drivers in the state.
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