CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — A Cleveland County school bus driver was arrested Thursday after state troopers said she was driving a bus while impaired with students onboard.
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol said a Union Elementary School employee who interacted with the driver noticed something was wrong before notifying the school's resource officer. State troopers were then called to the school to investigate.
Troopers got to the school and came to the conclusion that the driver was impaired. The driver was taken to a hospital and given a consensual blood draw before she was taken to the Cleveland County jail on charges of DWI and reckless driving to endanger.
The employee was hired in August, according to the school district, who said they could not provide further comment about the investigation.
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