NJ School Bus Driver Drove Drunk With Students On Board, Police Say

FRANKFORD, NJ — A New Jersey school bus driver who police say was driving under the influence with students on board was arrested on Friday night, according to New Jersey State Police.

On Jan. 28 at 5:01 p.m. state police stopped Colleen Eutermarks, 49, of Wantage, on County Road 565 at milepost .5 in Frankford after witnesses reported she was driving erratically, said Sgt. Alejandro Goez.

During the stop, troopers determined Eutermarks was driving under influence and arrested for driving while intoxicated(DWI).

Eutermarks was also charged with criminal under the influence, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of prescription legend drugs.

She was given a court date and taken to Newton Medical Center.

There were no children on board the bus at the time of the stop yet Goez said police determined she had been dropping students off while intoxicated.

An employee at D.W. Clark & Son, Inc. told Patch that an owner or manager was not at the facility and would call back later with a comment. That call was not immediately returned in time for publication.

It is unclear what school district Eutermarks was driving for.

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