They put him in the back of a cop car,'” she said. (Wednesday) and said, ‘Mom, I’m just calling to let you know our bus was pulled over. Gina Hughes, a mother of one of the Cheyenne South High School students on the bus, said she was angry about the situation when she spoke with Cowboy State Daily on Thursday. Activity sponsors ensured students were warm and safe on the bus while waiting for the new driver, and they also began to contact parents about the situation.ĭuring this time, students with cell phones were also in contact with their parents about what happened during the traffic stop. 1 administrators were notified about the stop, officials got to work making sure the students were safe.Ī substitute bus driver was sent to finish the trip to Spearfish. Williams was transporting a busload of Cheyenne East and Cheyenne South high school students to a speech and debate competition in Spearfish, South Dakota when he was pulled over.Īs soon as Laramie County School District No. Williams was stopped by a Wyoming Highway Patrol trooper, given a field sobriety test, which he failed and then was arrested. south of Hawk Springs after the driver of a vehicle behind the bus called in a complaint. He was given warnings for improper lane usage and following too closely.īeck told Cowboy State Daily on Thursday that a bus driver was stopped Wednesday just before 5 p.m. He was still in custody as of Thursday morning. Jeremy Beck of the Wyoming Highway Patrol. Wednesday for driving under the influence and possession of open container while operating a moving vehicle, according to Sgt. A Cheyenne bus driver driving a busload of students to South Dakota was arrested Wednesday evening on charges of driving under the influence.ĭavid Richard Williams, 60, was booked into the Goshen County Detention Center around 7 p.m.
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