SCHOOL BUS DRIVER CHARGED WITH IMPAIRED DRIVING AT HUNTSVILLE HIGH THIS MORNING

HUNTSVILLE — A school bus driver who had just dropped off teens at Huntsville High this morning has been arrested and charged with impaired driving.

At 8:20 a.m. Tuesday police were called to the parking lot of the high school after a complaint from a concerned citizen, say police.

Officers located the driver and while speaking with him detected an odour of cannabis along with other signs of impairment.

Huntsville OPP Const. Jeff Handsor tells MuskokaTODAY.com that there was no alcohol involved, and “yes he was on duty as a school bus driver.”

A Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) was conducted and the driver was transported to Huntsville detachment for further testing, including a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Evaluation.

As a result, David Butikfer, of Huntsville, has been charged with:

Operation of a motor vehicle while impaired by drug, contrary to section 320.14 (1)(a) of the Criminal Code of Canada.

Butikfer was released from custody to appear Jan. 19 in the Ontario Court of Justice Huntsville.