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Newsby StaffMarch 1, 2016

School bus driver fired for crash taking six prescription medications

Elizabeth Burris of Colorado lost control of her bus, which rolled over and seriously injured two students. She allegedly told state troopers that she was taking six prescription drugs at the time of the accident, and her lawyer said she is under a doctor’s care for Fibromyalgia.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 16, 2016

School bus driver charged with DUI after crashing bus

Scott Poirier of Massachusetts crashed his bus into a telephone pole and was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated. He told police he didn’t drink any alcohol, but did take DayQuil and NyQuil.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 14, 2016

Technology a focus of NTSB’s ‘Most Wanted’ safety improvements

Occupant protection, distraction and fatigue are other key issues addressed in the National Transportation Safety Board’s list for 2016.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonDecember 15, 2015

School bus driver gets stuck, charged with DUI

The Napa, California, school bus driver is transporting 28 students when her bus bottoms out while turning around. An officer observes signs of intoxication on the driver.

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Newsby StaffNovember 30, 2015

Pennsylvania school bus driver facing DUI charges

A student noticed that Vanessa Baillis seemed to forget where she was going, and a criminal complaint states that Baillis drove off the road and fell asleep behind the wheel. Blood work showed oxycodone and a powerful anti-anxiety drug in her system.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonNovember 3, 2015

Man charged with OWI in crash that flipped school bus

Police in Iowa allege that an SUV driver was intoxicated when he crashed into a school bus carrying 32 students. The bus rolled around and landed back on its wheels.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonOctober 8, 2015

School bus driver charged after detour into cornfield

The bus had pieces of corn stalks hanging from its undercarriage when police located it. The driver had children on board and was allegedly impaired.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 23, 2015

School bus driver accused of continuing route after crash

The Indiana driver was suspended and is facing several charges for allegedly striking a guide wire to a utility pole, then continuing her route without reporting the collision. No one was hurt in the incident.

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Newsby Thomas McMahonFebruary 10, 2015

Driver arrested after striking school bus, fleeing

A Colorado man faces numerous charges after a wild ride that included crashing into a school bus, fleeing on foot and entering another driver’s car, authorities say.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 28, 2015

School bus driver charged with DUI

Authorities in Tazewell, Virginia, say that no children were on the bus when the driver was arrested. However, she had just completed a route.

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