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Bus Driver Arrested For Hawaii DUI While Driving Passengers
Driver has two previous convictions for drunk driving in Hawaii.
A Honolulu city bus driver was charged with driving under the influence in Hawaii after allegedly driving a city bus while drunk with passengers on board.
A concerned passenger aboard the bus called 911 as driver Searle Pestana, on his final run for the day, was driving erratically and hit a tree. There were seven passengers aboard the bus at the time. Police pulled Pestana over in a parking lot and he failed a field sobriety test. According to the arrest report, Pestana had an open container of alcohol and registered a blood alcohol content of .18%, more than twice the legal limit for intoxication in Hawaii.
Pestana, 61, has been a driver with 'TheBus' for 36 years, and he has has two prior drunken driving convictions, in 2000 and again in 2002. A spokesperson with the Oahu Transit Services expressed shock over the Hawaii DUI arrest. The company acknowledged it was aware of the 2002 DUI conviction but allowed Pestana to drive because he had completed an alcohol rehabilitation program. The bus company said it performs random drug tests on employees, and drivers are subject to inspection before starting their shift.
Pestana has been suspended without pay and he is scheduled to appear in court on September 26.
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