drinking and driving

School Bus Driver Accused Of Driving Drunk
Student Used Cell Phone To Call Police
POSTED: 1:13 am EST November 4, 2005
UPDATED: 10:41 am EST November 4, 2005
PHILADELPHIA -- A New Jersey bus driver has been charged with driving while drunk and endangering the welfare of children.
A scared student in Medford Township called police on a cell phone after realizing something was wrong with the driver.
Police then found frightened students, along with the allegedly drunk driver. Police said the student spotted a bottle of alcohol in the driver's back pocket.
Parents said they were outraged about the incident.
"Anytime that somebody does something that jeopardizes the safety of a child is something to be concerned about," said parent Margaret Jackson.
NBC 10 News reported that the driver, who works for First Student Transportation, was driving a school bus when he picked up students from the Burlington County Institute of Technology.
Students were terrified as the driver drove erratically to Burlington with the rear exit doors swinging open.
Police said when they arrested the driver, they smelled alcohol on his breath and recovered an open bottle of whiskey from underneath his seat.
The driver was being held on $5,000 bail.