At first, none of the passengers on the bus noticed anything eventful during their evening journey. But then they realized the bus was diverting from its usual route – and the person controlling their bus was not actually a bus driver.

Records show 70-year-old Stephen Heath, of Carmi, is charged with driving under the influence in Bond County, Illinois.

ALEXANDRIA, Ky. (WKRC) — A student was hospitalized after a driver who was allegedly intoxicated struck a school bus on Friday. It happened at 2:28 p.m. on U.S. 27 near Spillman Drive in Alexandria.

A man was taken into custody Thursday after police say he tried to enter a Hoover school bus and attacked its driver.

A driver who police say was under the influence was arrested after a crash involving a school bus in Northern Kentucky. Twelve students and one bus monitor were on the Campbell County Schools bus when it was hit by another vehicle on U.S. 27 South near Spillman Drive in Campbell County at 2:28 p.m. Friday, the Alexandria Police Department said.

A concerned parent with a child on the fan bus reached out to 44News and said authorities had been called after the bus didn't return from the game on time.