Former New Jersey School Bus Driver Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence for Drunken DrivingFormer New Jersey School Bus Driver Faces Lengthy Prison Sentence for Drunken Driving Colleen Eutermarks, a 52-year-old former school bus driver in New Jersey, has been sentenced to 14 years behind bars for driving a bus full of students while intoxicated. Her blood alcohol level was reportedly eight times the legal limit at the time of the incident. The incident occurred on January 28, 2022, when state troopers observed the bus driving erratically. Upon stopping Eutermarks, who was transporting students from two local schools, officers administered a breathalyzer test and found her blood alcohol concentration to be 0.34, exceeding the legal limit for bus and commercial vehicle drivers by a significant margin. During her arrest, police discovered a half-filled bottle of vodka in her bag. Eutermarks was subsequently charged with 27 counts of child endangerment. After a two-week trial in October, she was convicted on all counts. On Tuesday, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray handed down the 14-year sentence, emphasizing the grave criminal consequences associated with driving a school bus while intoxicated. The sentence aims to deter similar reckless behavior and protect the safety of young passengers.
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Former New Jersey school bus driver sentenced to 14 years in prison for drunken driving with students
New Jersey – A former school bus driver, Colleen Eutermarks, 52, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for driving a bus full of students while intoxicated, with a blood alcohol level eight times the legal limit.
The incident occurred when state police noticed the bus was driving erratically. Eutermarks, who was transporting students from Wallkill Valley Regional High School and Franklyn Elementary School, was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.34 on a breathalyzer test, which is significantly higher than the state limit of 0.04 for bus and commercial vehicle drivers.
During her arrest on January 28, 2022, police discovered a half-filled bottle of vodka in her bag. After a two-week trial in October, she was convicted of 27 counts of child endangerment. The sentence was handed down Tuesday, with Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Carolyn Murray saying it underlines the serious criminal consequences of driving a school bus while intoxicated.
