Driver of Alabama bus with 40 kids aboard faces DUI charge

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ala. – A school bus driver in Alabama faces charges of driving under the influence and reckless endangerment after being spotted driving erratically with 40 children aboard.

WAFF-TV reports that Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said deputies received a call about the bus Friday afternoon.

AL.com reports that one motorist had video of the bus swerving from shoulder to shoulder.

A motorist pulled in front of the bus to bring it to a stop, then boarded the bus, thinking the driver was having a medical emergency.

However, investigators said the driver failed a field sobriety test.

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9/18/2022 3:04:43 PM (GMT -5:00)