Intelligence Briefing Transportation NTSB Recommends Alcohol Detection, Seat Belts A...

Investigation finds school bus driver had twice the legal BAC limit; 19 students injured.

NTSB completed its investigation of a March 4, 2024 school bus rollover crash in Millstone, West Virginia, finding that the driver's blood alcohol concentration was 0.161 g/dL—twice the legal limit—and that three students sustained serious injuries while 16 others had minor injuries after being thrown from seats. NTSB recommended that NHTSA require all new school buses to be equipped with vehicle-integrated alcohol detection systems and renewed its call for states to require passenger lap/shoulder belts on large school buses, citing 118 school bus drivers cited or arrested nationwide from 2015–2019 for alcohol or drug impairment.

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NTSB Recommends Alcohol Detection, Seat Belts in School Buses

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