Montco School Bus Driver Who Drove Drunk With 54 Kids On Board Turns Herself In: DA

NORRISTOWN, PA — The Montgomery County school bus driver who was heavily intoxicated and falling asleep at the wheel with 54 children aboard has turned herself in to the authorities, the district attorney's office said on Friday.

Kelly Weber, 46, of Boyertown, had checked herself into a rehabilitation facility immediately following the Feb. 6 incident. Arrangements were made at the time to have Weber brought into custody following treatment.

Weber was arraigned and then released after posting $50,000 bail. The conditions of her bail laid out by Magisterial District Judge Maurice Sayler include no driving, no unsupervised contact with children, and continuing to comply with recommended treatment.

A security video from inside the bus shows Weber appearing to drink from a vodka bottle, repeatedly crossing the double yellow line, and driving directly into oncoming traffic, according to the criminal complaint. Children texted their parents to express fear and said that she was falling asleep at the wheel, police said.

Labs would later show that she had a blood alcohol concentration of .331, the DA said, almost four times the legal limit in Pennsylvania for a regular driver but some 16 times the legal limit for a school bus driver.

New PA Law Proposed After Drunk School Bus Driver Incident In Montco: Authorities

The incident spurred new legislation to be introduced in the Pennsylvania State Senate. Proposed by Montgomery County's State Sen. Tracy Pennycuick, the bill would significantly increase penalties for drunk or drugged bus drivers.

She's been charged with endangering the welfare of children and driving under the influence, among other counts.

A preliminary hearing is set for April 7, but the DA's office said they expect it to be rescheduled.