NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A Merriweather Elementary bus driver was arrested after being pulled over for a sobriety check on Interstate 20, according to officials.

It happened as students were returning from a field trip. News 12 was told in an unconfirmed report that the kids had gone to Eudora Farms wildlife park.

The bus was apparently in a group of other buses when authorities were contacted around 2 p.m. about the driver.

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Concerned that it could be a substance issue, authorities attempted to stop the bus.

The bus apparently didn’t initially stop, but about 12 law enforce

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