Chicago,IL : Bus driver charged with DUI after Crystal Lake crash on May, Wednesday 2nd 2018

A suburban bus driver was charged with DUI following a crash with another bus Wednesday at a Crystal Lake middle school.

Wayne Desparte, 75, was charged with a felony count of aggravated driving under the influence and a misdemeanor count of child endangerment, according to Crystal Lake police.

About 7:40 a.m., officers were sent to Hannah-Beardsly Middle School at 515 E. Crystal Lake Ave. after Desparte crashed the school bus he was operating into a second bus, police said.

Students on Desparte’s bus at the time of the crash were not hurt, police said. A second minor crash was later reported in which Desparte struck a Jeep Renegade while he was headed to the school earlier in the morning.

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Bus driver charged with DUI after Crystal Lake crash