Utica school bus driver faces drunk driving charges after crashing with students onboard Bus driver accused of being under influence of alcohol when bus crashed; several students needed medical attention
STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. – A Utica school bus driver was arraigned on drunk driving charges Monday after her bus crashed with dozens of students onboard.
Prosecutors said Nicole Dillard , 48, crashed the Utica Community Schools bus Dec. 14 on Hall Road near Schoenherr Road in Sterling Heights. About 40-50 students from Henry Ford II High School were onboard at the time of the crash at about 4 p.m.
Only minor damage was reported and no other vehicles were involved. However, several students needed medical attention.
Police said investigators smelled alcohol on the bus driver and conducted a breath test that resulted in a .10 -- that’s over the legal limit.
Dillard is charged with driving while under the influence with passengers under the age of 16.
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