School bus driver arrested for DUI with 19 students on board, deputies say

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WBBJ 7 Eyewitness News Staff,

WEBSTER COUNTY, Ky. (WFIE/Gray News) – A Kentucky school bus driver was arrested Friday for allegedly driving under the influence with students on board.

Cody Wilson was reported to have been showing signs of being impaired while driving the school bus.(Webster County Sheriff’s Office)

The Webster County Sheriff’s Office said 36-year-old Cody Wilson, a bus driver for the Webster County School District, was reported to have shown signs of impairment while driving the bus.

Officials said 19 students and three teachers were on the bus.

Deputies said their assessments showed he was under the influence of controlled substances.

Wilson was charged with operating a commercial vehicle while under the influence and wanton endangerment.

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