Ohio school bus driver admits driving drunk

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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio school bus driver whoauthorities say was driving her route
with an open bottle of CanadianMist whiskey has pleaded guilty to drunken driving.The Columbus Dispatch
(http://bit.ly/19yJrxv ) reports that 51-year-old
Tia Denton pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges of drunken driving and endangering children.Acharge
of having an open container was dropped. Denton declined tocomment after the hearing in Columbus. Her
attorney said she would enteran alcohol treatment program.She could face up to six months in prison when
she’s sentenced Feb. 4.Dentonworked for a transportation company contracted by the Columbus schooldistrict.
She was stopped while driving erratically with two elementaryschool students aboard in November. Her blood
alcohol content was 0.216percent — more than twice the legal.___Information from: The Columbus Dispatch,
http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio school bus driver whoauthorities say was driving her
route with an open bottle of CanadianMist whiskey has pleaded guilty to drunken driving.The Columbus
Dispatch (http://bit.ly/19yJrxv ) reports that
51-year-old Tia Denton pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor charges of drunken driving and endangering
children.Acharge of having an open container was dropped. Denton declined tocomment after the hearing in
Columbus. Her attorney said she would enteran alcohol treatment program.She could face up to six months in
prison when she’s sentenced Feb. 4.Dentonworked for a transportation company contracted by the Columbus
schooldistrict. She was stopped while driving erratically with two elementaryschool students aboard in
November. Her blood alcohol content was 0.216percent — more than twice the legal.___Information from: The
Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.comCopyright 2013 The Associated
Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.

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