Hartland school bus driver arrested, kid called 911

HARTLAND, Wis. - A 72-year-old Hartland man was arrested on Monday. Police said he was allegedly driving a school bus while intoxicated and refused to let children off the bus.

What we know:

The Hartland Police Department said the Waukesha County Communications dispatch center received a 911 call just before 4:30 p.m. Monday from a student on a school bus in Hartland stating that the school bus driver would not let kids off the bus and was acting erratically. 

The school bus later stopped, and parents began to arrive to pick up their kids, confronting the bus driver. The entire school bus had evacuated, and the bus drove away. 

Hartland police initiated a traffic stop on the school bus where contact was made with the bus driver. Upon further investigation, the bus driver was arrested. 

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He was later booked into the Waukesha County Jail and is accused of the following:

• Operating while intoxicated, first offense with a passenger under the age of 16 years old
• Second-degree recklessly endangering safety

The school bus was under the operation of Dousman Transport Company serving the Hartland-Lakeside School District.

What's next:

Charges are being referred to the Waukesha County District Attorney’s Office. 

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The incident remains under investigation.

Editor's note: A previous version of this story said the bus driver was arrested for allegedly driving drunk. It was updated to reflect clarification from the Hartland police chief that while the bus driver was arrested for operating while intoxicated, it is not known whether it was alcohol related.