Brickbat: Who's Gonna Drive You Home?
Anthony Stephen Israelson was found guilty of driving a school bus drunk in Minnesota in 2024, with a blood alcohol level more than four times the legal limit for commercial drivers. The bus was carrying over a dozen children ranging from kindergarten to 10th grade at the time of the incident. Israelson received a 364-day jail sentence on each count, with all but one day suspended, and must serve two years of supervised probation with random drug and alcohol testing.
- ▪Anthony Stephen Israelson was convicted of two misdemeanors for driving a school bus under the influence of alcohol.
- ▪He had a blood alcohol level of 0.161, more than four times the legal limit for commercial drivers.
- ▪The incident occurred in 2024 while transporting over a dozen children from kindergarten to 10th grade.
- ▪Israelson was sentenced to 364 days in jail on each count, with all but one day suspended.
- ▪He must complete two years of supervised probation and is subject to random drug and alcohol tests.
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Drunk driving Brickbat: Who's Gonna Drive You Home? Charles Oliver | 5.1.2026 4:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/05/Minnesota-drunk-bus-driver-v1-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="A yellow school bus at a stop sign" alt="A yellow school bus at a stop sign | Sonya Etchison/Dreamstime" /> (Sonya Etchison/Dreamstime) In Minnesota, Anthony Stephen Israelson was found guilty of two misdemeanors for driving a school bus drunk.
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