Richmond Tour Bus Driver Fired After DUI Arrest

NORTH BAY, CA — The company that employed a tour bus driver arrested on suspicion of DUI Sunday in Sonoma County after she allegedly drove erratically while en route to Graton Casino issued a statement about the incident. Storer San Francisco said passengers on the bus arrived safely and there were no reported injuries. The driver has been terminated effective immediately, the company said Tuesday morning.

The California Highway Patrol identified the driver as Angela Teasley, 34, of Richmond and said the agency received several calls of concern about how the bus was being driven as it traveled northbound on U.S. Highway 101. One of the callers said the driver of the 2004 passenger bus allowed the vehicle to hit the right-side rail of the Golden Gate Bridge at 9:25 a.m. Sunday, said CHP Santa Rosa Area Officer Jonathan Sloat.

Callers reported the bus was being driven erratically through Marin County and into Sonoma County, according to Sloat.

Multiple attempts were made to stop the bus as it drove through Petaluma, Sloat said.

As she pulled up to the Rohnert Park casino, Teasley was evaluated and then arrested when she was found to have a blood-alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit of .08 percent, Sloat said.

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Storer says Teasley was transporting passengers from San Francisco to the casino.

"Storer deeply regrets any distress this incident may have caused our customers," said Storer Spokesman David Norman.

"Storer maintains a zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior and the driver has been terminated effective immediately," Norman said. "We are cooperating fully with California Highway Patrol (CHP) as it investigates this matter."

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