AMERICAN FORK, Utah — A former special-needs school bus driver here has been sentenced to 20 days in jail after pleading guilty to driving drunk with students on board, Deseret News reports.
On the afternoon of March 8, Sherry Lee Lund was driving four special-needs students and an aide when she was stopped by police, according to the newspaper. Officers reported that Lund appeared impaired and smelled like alcohol, police spokesman Owen Jackson told Deseret News. He also said that her blood alcohol content was 0.17, which is a little more than twice the legal limit.
Nearly one month earlier, Jackson added, police were notified that Lund had been found "unconscious on the side of the road," according to the newspaper. Lund resigned from her job with the Alpine School District on May 10, Deseret News reports.
On Tuesday, Lund pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and to two counts of reckless endangerment, all of which are class A misdemeanors, according to the newspaper. Three additional reckless endangerment charges were dismissed in exchange for Lund’s plea. She was also ordered to pay a $1,950 fine, with a credit given if she completes an addiction recovery program. She is also required to complete 18 months of probation after her release, including using an interlock system in her car, according to Deseret News.
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