From North Carolina Daily

Louisburg, N.C. – A school bus driver in Louisburg has been suspended after she allegedly drove students to school while under the influence of alcohol. A Franklin County Schools spokesman said Thursday that Barbara Thorne, who drives Bus 196 to Terrell Lane Middle School, is on unpaid administrative leave pending an investigation by the school district. Police Chief Rick Lassiter said Thorne had a blood alcohol level of 0.10 when officers took her into custody around 10:30 a.m. Under North Carolina law, a driver with a blood alcohol level of 0.08 is considered impaired. Thorne, 63, of 824 Trinity Church Road, Louisburg, had dropped off students when an assistant principal smelled alcohol on her and notified a school resource officer, Lassiter ….MORE

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