A charter bus driver has been arrested after police say she was driving dozens of students while under the influence.
46-year-old Holly M. Brown of Louisville was traveling on the Bluegrass Parkway to the EZ Stop Store and Restaurant on KY 555 around 1:30 Sunday afternoon. An off-duty Anderson County deputy saw the bus and called dispatch to report that he believed the driver was under the influence. Brown was arrested as a result of the investigation.
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41 students and 9 adult chaperones from Elliot County High School were on the bus at the time. The group was returning home from a Future Business Leaders of America field trip in Louisiana.
Brown was driving a Prevost Tour Bus owned by Miller Transportation.
Miller transportation send out a statement following the arrest. The statement reads, “Miller Transportation insists that safety must be our highest priority. Our company is fully cooperating with law enforcement as they investigate the circumstances of this incident. Miller Transportation has in place has a federally mandated program to conduct random, routine drug and alcohol testing for all of our drivers. Miller Transportation wishes to apologize to our passengers who’s trip was disrupted by this incident. As soon as we learned the motorcoach was stopped and the driver detained, we immediately sent our Director of Safety to the scene to take the passengers to their destination and get them home safely. The motorcoach was back on the road in about three hours.”
Brown has been facing several charges including wanton endangerment and operating a motor vehicle under the influence. She is in the Marion County Jail.
