Bus Driver Arrested In DUI Crash On Snow-Covered Roads: Police

LAKE COUNTY, IL — No students were injured when a bus driver accused of driving under the influence collided with another vehicle on snow-covered roads last week, authorities said.

James Dolan, 61, of the 4000 block of Victoria Drive in Hoffman Estates, has been charged with aggravated driving under the influence and is behind bars at the Lake County Jail following the Thursday crash in a District 220 school bus in Deer Park, according to a news release from the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities say Dolan was driving the Barrington School District 220 school bus with Prairie Middle School students onboard at about 4:20 p.m. Thursday north on Ela Road and failed to yield to oncoming traffic while turning left onto westbound Cuba Road, according to a news release.

The driver of a 2015 Chevrolet Traverse was headed south on Cuba Road and collided with the bus after not being able to stop soon enough on the snow-covered roads, according to police.

The students on the bus as well as the driver of the Chevrolet, a 58-year-old Carpentersville man, were not injured.

Authorities say Dolan appeared to be under the influence at the scene of the crash.

"Further investigation revealed Dolan was indeed driving under the influence of alcohol, and had more than twice the legal limit of alcohol in his system," according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

Dolan requested to go to the hospital due to a medical issue. He was admitted to the hospital and later released. Dolan was taken into custody on Sunday and taken to the Lake County Jail where he remains behind bars.

Dolan is expected to appear for an initial court hearing on Tuesday.