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#Drunk bus driver in washington state driver#
Additionally, the district has invited a state Department of Education transportation manager to review our transportation processes and provide feedback from improvement. The driver was allegedly drunk at the time and is facing DUI and reckless endangerment charges. In the meantime, an initial review of transportation processes and procedures has taken place and resulted in changes to the bus key check out process. The district will complete an investigation into the incident very soon and notify the public of the outcome. A Washington state school bus driver was arrested after dropping off a 10-year-old student who called 911 and said she was drunk, according to a report.

'On bus eight there's a bus driver, Catherine, she was drunk, ' the boy calmly tells the dispatcher. Parrish also said in a statement Friday that "At Longview Public Schools safety and security of our students and staff is a top priority. A Washington fifth-grade student called 911 to report his bus driver appeared to be drunk. Maccarone has been charged with driving under the influence after a student got home and called 911 to report her. Starting August 1, 2012, the definition of a drug also includes any chemical inhaled or ingested for its intoxicating or hallucinatory effects. Washington state school bus driver Catherine L. “Putting our students at risk with irresponsible behavior will not be tolerated.” He or she is found to be driving a vehicle under the influence or affected by alcohol, any drug, or a combination of alcohol and drugs, regardless of the concentration of alcohol in their breath or blood. "The safety and security of students and staff is a top priority at Longview Schools,” Superintendent Dan Zorn said in the statement. While Maccarone was initially placed on paid leave, she has since resigned. Although the bus was empty when Maccarone was pulled over, the school district's communications coordinator, Rick Parrish, told ABC News that she had already completed two bus runs and had possibly as many as 90 children on her bus.
