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School Bus Driver In Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children School Bus Driver In Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children
School Bus Driver In Westchester Admits To Driving Drunk With Children A school bus driver in Northern Westchester admitted to driving drunk with dozens of children on board. Somers resident William Mendez, 62, who was working for Royal Coach Lines, which was employed by the Somers Central School District, pleaded guilty on Tuesday, Sept. 22 to driving while intoxicated with young children on his bus last December. Specifically, Mendez pleaded guilty to Leandra’s Law, Westchester County District Attorney Anthony Scarpino, Jr. said, a felony that is related to driving while intoxicated with a child passenger. A parent notified school officials in Somers that M…
Bus Driver DWI Charge Prompts Somers School District Review Of Transportation Policies Bus Driver DWI Charge Prompts Somers School District Review Of Transportation Policies
Bus Driver DWI Charge Prompts Somers School District Review Of Transportation Policies The drunk driving charge against a school bus driver in Northern Westchester has led to the Somers Central School District reviewing its transportation policies amid a cacophony of angry cry from concerned members of the community. William Mendez, 61, of Somers, is under investigation for allegedly having inappropriate contact with students before his DWI arrest in Somers, when police say he had a blood-alcohol concentration of .22, nearly triple the legal limit, in an incident last month. Police said that on Monday, Dec. 9, Mendez, while employed by the Royal Coach Line, drove his bus wi…
School Bus Driver Charged With DWI In Somers With Children Aboard Due In Court School Bus Driver Charged With DWI In Somers With Children Aboard Due In Court
School Bus Driver Charged With DWI In Somers With Children Aboard Due In Court The school bus driver in Northern Westchester who was charged with operating his bus while allegedly intoxicated and is under investigation for having inappropriate conduct with students was scheduled to appear in court. William Mendez, 61, of Somers, is under investigation for allegedly having inappropriate contact with students before his DWI arrest in Somers, when police say he had a blood-alcohol concentration of .22, nearly triple the legal limit. He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday, Jan. 6 to make an appearance. Police said that on Monday, Dec. 9 last year, Mendez, while em…
School Bus Driver Charged With DWI Being Investigated For Inappropriate Conduct With Students School Bus Driver Charged With DWI Being Investigated For Inappropriate Conduct With Students
School Bus Driver Charged With DWI Being Investigated For Inappropriate Conduct With Students The school bus driver in Northern Westchester who was charged this week with operating his bus while allegedly intoxicated is reportedly under investigation for having inappropriate conduct with students. William Mendez, 61, of Somers, is under investigation for allegedly having inappropriate contact with students before his DWI arrest in Somers, when police say he had a blood-alcohol concentration of .22, nearly triple the legal limit. Earlier story: Somers School District Releases New Info After Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI Police said that on Monday, Dec. 9, Mendez, whil…
Somers CSD Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI Somers CSD Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI
Somers CSD Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI Reports that the driver of a contracted Somers School District bus who was transporting students was “acting strange,” prompted the arrest of the 61-year-old man for driving while intoxicated under Leandra's Law, authorities said. Earlier story: School Bus Driver Drove Drunk With Students Aboard In Somers, Police Say According to New York State Police in the Somers barracks,  William J. Mendez, of Somers, was operating the school bus from Primose Elementary School and Somers Intermediate School at the time of the incident on Monday, Dec. 9. Mendez was employed by Royal C…
Westchester School Bus Driver Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say Westchester School Bus Driver Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say
Westchester School Bus Driver Drove Drunk With Students Aboard, Police Say Click here for an updated story: Somers School District Releases New Info After Bus Driver With Students Aboard Charged With DWI A school bus driver in Northern Westchester allegedly drove drunk three times the legal limit while students were on board, according to police. State Police from the Somers barrack said 61-year-old William J. Mendez was operating a school bus in Somers from Primose Elementary School and Somers Intermediate School and transporting students when he was stopped on Monday, Dec. 9. An investigation revealed that he was under the influence of alcohol with a blood…
Support Pours In For Westchester Teacher Battling Cancer Support Pours In For Westchester Teacher Battling Cancer
Support Pours In For Westchester Teacher Battling Cancer Friends and family of an area teacher and mother of three who is battling a rare form of cancer are asking the public for support through a GoFundMe page. Christine Camarra of the Somers Intermediate School learned of her cancer in May 2018, after feeling discomfort and generally not feeling like herself, said the GoFundMe page created by Dympna Carroll said. Through testing it was discovered there was a mass on her ovary. Things quickly developed and surgery was scheduled. Doctors were optimistic that this mass could easily be removed, and life would continue as normal for Camarra and he…