University of Miami shuttle bus driver arrested on DUI charges while on the job

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A University of Miami shuttle bus driver was arrested on DUI charges while on the job, with more than a dozen students on board. The arrest happened Monday afternoon, just off campus along U.S. 1, after students say the driver began swerving and struck a palm tree. Video shared by a student shows the moments after passengers asked the driver to pull over and called the police. In the video, students can be heard questioning the driver about whether he had been drinking. "Did you have anything to drink?" one student asked. "You just smell like a lot of alcohol." The conversation lasted several minutes while others on the shuttle contacted authorities. Maya Dejean, a freshman studying marine biology, said the driver appeared disoriented and unaware of what was happening. "He didn't really realize he was crashing into things," Dejean said. "He wasn't really remembering things, didn't have a recollection of what he was doing." Dejean said she takes the same shuttle route to and from classes in Virginia Key each week and became increasingly concerned as the ride continued. She said she and other students noticed slurred speech and smelled alcohol on the driver's breath. "We could hear his slurred speech," she said. "You could smell the alcohol coming off of his breath, and it was just very bad." The driver, identified as 45‑year‑old Timothy Kowalewski, is facing charges of driving under the influence, damage to property, and refusal to test, according to police.

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