La Porte County woman arrested for allegedly drunk driving a school bus [Video]

LA PORTE, Ind. — A 38-year-old northern Indiana woman is under arrest after police say she was intoxicated while she was performing her school bus driving duties back in September. 

According to a social media post from the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office, on Sept. 20, the woman was allegedly driving a school bus carrying 32 passengers from La Porte Middle School to Riley Elementary School. During the drive, students began to report strange driving behavior and mannerisms from their bus driver. 

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The school corporation’s transportation director reportedly intercepted the bus and removed its driver. Police say the driver resigned from the school corporation later that day. 

About a month later, a criminal investigation began after the results of the woman’s toxicology report came …