Calhoun County Bus Crash Suspected DUI

The crash of a Calhoun County School bus is being investigated as a driving under the influence (DUI) incident.

A yellow school bus driving away from a school.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

The driver of a Calhoun County School bus is being investigated for driving under the influence (DUI).

In a press release, West Virginia State Police said they responded to the scene of an overturned school bus on WV Route 16 in Calhoun County Monday evening. The activity bus was transporting 19 students, and multiple students were transported to area hospitals for treatment of injuries.

The bus driver was arrested at the scene for DUI, and later charged with three counts of DUI causing bodily injury and three counts of child neglect resulting in serious injury in Calhoun County Magistrate Court. The bus driver is being held at Central Regional Jail, and state police report additional charges are forthcoming.

Author: Chris Schulz

Chris is WVPB's North Central/Morgantown Reporter and covers the education beat. Chris spent two years as the digital media editor at The Dominion Post newspaper in Morgantown. Before coming to West Virginia, he worked in immigration advocacy and education in the Washington, D.C. region. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland and received a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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