LAPORTE COUNTY, Ind. (WNDU/Gray News) – A school bus driver in Indiana is facing charges following a months-long investigation, officials said.
According to the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office, 38-year-old Kayla Pier is charged with operating while intoxicated and neglect of a dependent.
On Sept. 20, Pier was driving a bus with 32 middle and elementary school students when the students reported her driving behaviors and mannerisms.
Administrators removed Pier from the bus and she reportedly resigned from the school corporation later that day.
The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office launched an investigation in late October after the school corporation received Pier’s toxicology report. An arrest warrant was issued for Pier after the investigation last week.
According to police, Pier turned herself in on Friday. She was booked into the LaPorte County Jail and later released after she posted bond.
“The courageous students aboard the bus who reported the behaviors of the accused are publicly commended,” said Capt. Derek Allen of the LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office. “Their attention to detail and prompt actions may have prevented a tragedy from occurring.”
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