Possible intoxicated school bus driver stopped at high school, Athens TN
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Alcohol ViolationLaw enforcement responded to McMinn County High School after reports that a school bus driver of bus number 19 was possibly intoxicated. Officers stopped the bus and are investigating, keeping the bus from leaving with children on board.
Audio|Heard on: Tennessee Highway Patrol District 2 Dispatch - Chattanooga
Listen to dispatch call
02:11
Transcript:
00:00
I need you to go over there if you don't mind to make contact with the county school.
00:05
Number 19,
00:07
hold that driver until I get there.
00:09
There's possible to be why just to see the personal call on my cell phones and they smell alcohol on that guy.
00:18
That's where he died of the high school.
00:22
10-4[1] now, about to leave, he's driving bus number 19.
00:29
10-4[1], I'm about 3 minutes out from there.
00:39
(number withheld).
00:41
Can you create a CAD and attach me a 38 to that, please?
00:45
10-4[1], what's the location?
00:49
McMinn County High School.
01:02
10-4[1]0.
01:04
(number withheld). You got name on the driver.
01:09
Negative. I just know he's the driver of bus number 19.
01:14
10-4[1].
01:20
I'll talk to you further about it when I get there.
01:24
I just want to keep them from driving off with the kids.
01:26
It's going to investigate.
01:27
10-4[1]. The third age and I got on 97 now.
01:40
10-4[1]0. (number withheld).
01:44
(number withheld).
01:46
I'll be 10 6th Friday.
01:50
Temple.
01:52
Temple.
01:55
Temple.
02:01
(number withheld).
02:03
(number withheld)? I got the bus and the driver here.
02:09
We're in front of the stadium here McMinn County.
Police codes explained
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10-4: Acknowledgment/OK
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Athens, TN 37303
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