Lashonda Griffin, 29, was arrested by police after she allegedly brought at least two of the kids with her to McDonald's to buy breakfast while drunk driving, and then after dropping them off, she was found incapacitated behind the wheel, before later failing a sobriety test.
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A New York school bus driver got arrested after getting drunk and taking kids as young as 5-years old to local McDonald's, the New York Post reports.
The publication reportedly added Lashonda Griffin, 29, was arrested at the Gates Chili School District’s bus depot on Friday, October 16.
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After dropping kids at the school she reportedly passed out with blood alcohol content higher than the normal limit.
There were six students between the ages of five and 16 years old on the bus while on the way to Northstar Christian Academy in Rochester that morning, as reported by Syracuse.com,
According to one of the students, Griffin told them, "We’re going to stop at McDonald’s quick, don’t tell nobody."
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The woman then took at least two of the students with her to McDonald's to grab breakfast.
"To be honest, I was a little bit confused by it," an exchange student, Tu Tran, told WROC.
The police report that the bus was empty when the woman was found wasted in the bus and later failed her sobriety test.
"We were definitely very lucky in this situation that all of the children were delivered to school from home safely and that the driver had returned back to the bus garage," Gates Police Lt. Robert Long told Syracuse.com.
Not only this but police reports that Griffin faces several counts of DWI and child endangerment. After being issued an appearance ticket, she was released.
School authorities say Griffin has been working with the district on a probationary period and they’re "taking time to review safety protocols with all drivers."
In a statement, school officials said:
"The safety of students and employees is the district’s top priority, and we are very grateful that no one was harmed as a result of this individual’s actions.
"We are very sorry that these students and families in this community have been impacted by the unfathomable actions of one person."
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The officials added, "While the district cannot comment directly on personnel matters, we can say that this is an egregious violation of our policies and practices and will never be tolerated."
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