Bus Driver Reported Drunk by Passenger, Arrested

Drivers and operators of bus companies should make sure that passengers will be taken to their destination safely as they will be shouldered with heavier penalty for any accident that they may cause.

A 40-year-old bus driver was recently arrested after a passenger reported him to the Sheriff’s Department on suspicions of drunk driving near Calle Magdalena.

The bus was reportedly heading east on Encinitas Boulevard at about 4:30 pm when the passenger made the call to the department that may have saved them from an accident caused by intoxication.

Responding deputies reported that the man was showing signs of being intoxicated and that he driver was arrested after a field sobriety test has been conducted.

Drivers should never put themselves and their passengers at risk by driving while drunk. The bus driver should have never underestimated his responsibility to the company and to the passengers that he is to transport.