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Bus Driver Working With a Blood-Alcohol Level Six Times The Legal Limit

A Metro Transit bus driver was arrested in Brooklyn Center for allegedly operating a bus while his blood-alcohol content was six times the legal limit for commercial drivers. Police immediately arrested the driver, who has a history of driving violations, after the passengers called police saying the bus was swerving and being driven erratically. When officers approached the bus, the driver had slurred speech, bloodshot, watery eyes and smelled of alcohol. The driver claimed he had not been drinking, but police found an open container of alcohol. He will be charged with third degree DWI and having an open container.

The driver ‘s record includes several speeding tickets, citations for driving after withdrawal, no proof of insurance, inattentive driving and having an open bottle. Two of those tickets (inattentive driving and one for speeding) fell within the one-year period before he was hired, in violation of Metro Transit's hiring policy that disqualifies potential employees if they have more than one moving violation in the previous 12 months. The drunken driving arrest and the driver's previous record have prompted an internal review of the agency's safety, hiring and performance review standards and procedures.

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