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Long Island camp bus driver charged with DWI after crashes with kids on board

A drunk bus driver was involved in two accidents while driving kids from a day camp in Long Island, police allege.

Diane Juergens, 61, was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with aggravated DWI, leaving the scene of an accident and endangering the welfare of a child, according to ABC7.

Juergens is accused of hitting a cement pillar and crashing into a car after blowing a stop sign in Riverhead while driving a bus for Baiting Hollow Scout Camp with 10 kids on board, the reports say.

She allegedly left the scene of both crashes.

Cops say Juergens had a .27 blood alcohol content, more than three times the legal limit.

Juergens pleaded not guilty during her court appearance, where she had her license suspended, the report says.

No one was injured in the crashes.

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Cops say Diane Juergens had a .27 blood alcohol content, more than three times the legal limit. Alamy Stock Photo