IOWA CITY, IOWA (AP) -- The driver of a bus transporting passengers from Chicago to Iowa City and Des Moines has been arrested for drunk driving.
The Iowa State Patrol pulled over the MegaBus Friday night on Interstate 80 near Iowa City. The driver, 52-year-old Carl Smiley, of Chicago, was being held Saturday in the Johnson County jail on suspicion of second-offense operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated.
Chicago attorney John Tantazis was among the 30 to 40 passengers on the bus. He told The Press-Citizen the bus had been swerving but he thought it was the wind.
Police records say Smiley smelled of alcohol, admitted to drinking and failed a sobriety test.
MegaBus director Edward Hodgson says the company is investigating the incident. He declined to comment on whether Smiley would be fired.
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