BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ A North Dakota school bus driver has been
charged with drunken driving after a worried parent called police.
Thomas Griak of Lincoln faces a charge of driving a commercial
vehicle under the influence. Bismarck Police Deputy Chief Dan
Donlin says the 41-year-old Griak was arrested after he'd finished
his route taking children to the Bismarck Public Schools' early
education program.
Drivers of commercial vehicles have a lower allowable
blood-alcohol concentration. The legal limit to drive a commercial
vehicle, such as a school bus, is .04 percent. The limit for
drivers with standard licenses is .08 percent.
Donlin says that
Griak was arrested based on his mannerisms and a breath test.
Schools Human Resources Director Lisa Kudelka says that Griak is
on leave without pay.
