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School Bus Driver Faces DUI Charge After Crashing While Transporting Students

By The Associated Press
Posted Sep 27th 2011 @ 8:49AM
Updated Sep 27th 2011 @ 9:30AM
Filed under: Employment News & Trends

bus driver possible DUI charges WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire school bus driver is facing drunken driving charges after police say she struck a mailbox with her bus while transporting middle school students.

No one was hurt.

Police in Windham say they received several calls about a bus driving erratically on Monday morning. They eventually found the bus in the parking lot at Windham Middle School.

Police say the driver, 50-year-old Kimberly Hooley, failed field sobriety tests and was charged with driving under the influence. She was released on personal recognizance and is scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 14. She refused to comment when contacted by The Eagle-Tribune.

Hooley denied drinking but told police she had taken prescription medication.

She has been placed on leave by the bus company pending an investigation into the incident.

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Cowboy Bob

That looks like a DURHAM SCHOOL SERVICES bus. I know here in Texas they will hire anyone to drive their buses.

September 27 2011 at 8:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

lovelaurie

Whether she was driving under the influence of alcohol o rprescription medication, she was irresponsible to be driving. She's lucky she only took out a mailbox.

September 27 2011 at 7:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

wrascil

With all those kids raised by substandard parents and single parent homes that's reason enough for any school personel to drink, They shouldn't ever mess with school bus drivers... that's a high stress job

September 27 2011 at 7:10 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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cin64np

Yeah!! A bus driver gets locked up for DWI and you blame it on the single parents. You must also be an alcoholic. Blaming other people for your drinking problem. Look in the mirror schmuck. People who drink and drive school buses or drink and interact with children while drunk are the problem. Not the single parent who sends their kids to school thinking they are safe with these so called adults driving the bus.

September 27 2011 at 7:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

cin64np

They released her on her own recognizances so she could make it back to the school to take the kids home. (after stopping at the local liquor store for her liquid lunch)

September 27 2011 at 7:05 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

antipodal2u

She wont be driving again anytime soon

September 27 2011 at 6:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

johnjhenry1

maybe one of those brats slipped her a mickey

September 27 2011 at 6:21 PM Report abuse Permalink -1 rate up rate down Reply

dneil55859

driving on perscription drugs is still driving under the influence. If your driving a school bus you need to be more responsible

September 27 2011 at 5:30 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

belldn3

Dealing with those badass kids drove her to drink.

September 27 2011 at 5:27 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

rodterry1

We really are not given much information with this story. We are not told if a breathalyzer was even used. We are not told what sort of medication or why she was taking it. We are not told if drug test were done. We are only told that she failed the field sobriety test. And that she was released on her own recognizance. Hopefully not driving. I am glad no one was hurt and that the school children are safe.

Maybe there will be a follow up story after she goes to court Nov 14.

September 27 2011 at 4:18 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply

bshum3

What kind of medication did she take and what was the condition she took it for ? Are insulin using diabetics allowed to drive school buses in that state or any other ? Do most of you know that if you use insulin the breathalizer(sp) test is legally invalid ?

September 27 2011 at 4:02 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply