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DENVER—Westminster police say a school bus driver accused of sideswiping a vehicle while transporting a freshman football team from a game has been charged with DUI.
The Denver Post reports ( ) 57-year-old Burton Carpenter was taking members of the Mountain Range High School team from a game at Prairie View High School when the bus hit the vehicle Saturday. Carpenter also faces charges of child abuse, posing threat or injury to a child and reckless endangerment.
Authorities say 37 students and four adults were aboard the bus when Carpenter hit the vehicle in a parking lot, causing minor damage.
No injuries were reported.
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Information from: The Denver Post,
