School Bus Driver Charged with DUI

Kim Townsend, 45, of the 4800 block of Cypress Avenue, was arrested today and charged with DUI, reckless endangering another person and endangering the welfare of children.

Test results found that Townsend's blood alcohol was a .19 percent about an hour after the school bus she was driving struck another vehicle at Knights and Street roads on June 15.

There were no children on the bus at the time of the accident but it appears that Townsend had just dropped off school students in the area prior to accident.  

Townsend was arraigned by Judge Joseph Falcone and bail was set at $150,000 or 10 percent. After failing to post bail she was sent to Bucks County Prison.