school bus driver is facing DUI and child endangerment charges after police say he drove a school bus impaired with children on board.
According to court documents, the incident happened on December 15, 2023, and 35-year-old Matthew Dudek was taken into custody the same day.
After submitting to a breathalyzer test, Dudek’s blood alcohol content level was found to be nearly three times the legal limit. According to court documents, Dudek confessed to drinking wine the night before and taking shots of vodka the next morning before work.
Parents like Kara Higgins are shocked by the allegations.
“It is shocking because they’re a bus driver. They’re there to keep your kid safe and they’re clearly not their priority,” said Higgins of Northampton Township.
Court documents say Dudek was involved in a hit-and-run crash around 2:27 p.m. in Newtown Township before reporting to work as a school bus driver in the
According to investigators, 12 students boarded Dudek’s bus at Holland Middle School around 3 p.m. All students got home safely, but police say one student reported to her parents that she believed her bus driver was impaired.