Former North Iowa school bus driver pleads not guilty to drunk driving with kids on board
Quit her job after arrest in March.
Posted: Apr 6, 2021 6:39 PM
Posted By: Mike Bunge
MASON CITY, Iowa – A former school bus driver accused of driving drunk with school kids on board is pleading not guilty.
Rebecca Anne Spencer, 44 of Forest City, is charged in Cerro Gordo County District Court with OWI-2nd offense and three counts of child endangerment.
Authorities say Spencer was driving a van for the Forest City Community School District on March 12 when she was stopped for speeding in Cerro Gordo County. The arresting officer says he smelled alcohol as he spoke to Spencer, she failed field sobriety tests, and a breath test showed her blood alcohol content at .244 percent, over three times the legal limit.