Suburban Denver school bus driver suspected of DUI

A suburban Denver bus driver is suspected of driving children home from school while drunk.

The 54-year-old driver for Cherry Creek School District was taken into custody by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office Thursday after he dropped 30 students off at his first and only stop.

School spokeswoman Tustin Amole says a district staffer suspected the driver of having alcohol on his breath and quickly notified district officials. By the time the transportation office was notified, the school bus was on the road. It’s not clear how far he drove.

The district says surveillance cameras didn’t show any erratic driving but he showed signs of intoxication in a roadside sobriety test. Blood test results won’t be known for two weeks but the district says he won’t be returning to work.