Overview
- The crash happened around 2:28 p.m. Friday on U.S. 27 near Spillman Drive in Alexandria, according to police.
- The bus was carrying 12 students and a monitor, and one student was hospitalized with minor injuries.
- Police identified the driver as 42-year-old Donald M. Weinel of Newport and said an initial investigation indicated impairment.
- Weinel was charged with one count of DUI, 14 counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, and one count of first-degree criminal mischief, and he is being held at the Campbell County Detention Center on a $140,000 bond.
- Alexandria police said the investigation is ongoing with assistance from county agencies and requested tips to Officer Blake Cuthbert, and WTVQ reports Weinel is scheduled to appear in court Monday.