BOYERTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) — A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to strengthen penalties against intoxicated school bus drivers.
The effort follows the arrest of 46-year old Kelly Weber in early February.
She drove a bus for the Boyertown Area School District.
Police said she had THC in her system and a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit.
“No parent ever should have to go through what those Boyertown Area School District parents went through, listening to their child frightened on the phone,” Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, a Republican who represents parts of Montgomery and Berks counties, told WFMZ-TV.
She is now in talks with prosecutors about increasing the sentences for future offenders.
Current penalties range from 48 hours to up to 5 years in prison.
The bill has not been formally introduced yet.
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