Crime & Safety
Intoxicated Driver Hit School Bus Full Of Kids In South Jersey: Police
A few of the children sustained minor injuries from the afternoon crash.
WESTVILLE, NJ — An intoxicated driver hit a school bus full of children Wednesday afternoon in Gloucester County, police said.
A woman struck the back of the bus just before 3 p.m. around Delsea Drive and Poplar Avenue in Westville, authorities said. She was charged with driving under the influence and brought to a local hospital for treatment.
Thirty children were on the bus. A few of them sustained minor injuries, police said.
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Police have not released the suspect's name. Additional charges are pending.
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