A faces 36 counts of child abuse, among other charges.
Burton Carpenter, 57, a driver with Adams 12 Five Star Schools, has been charged with driving under the influence, careless driving, failing to drive in a single lane and failing to stop a school bus at a railroad crossing, according to an Adams County District Attorney’s Office media release.
Carpenter, of Commerce City, has been charged with a count of child abuse with knowing or reckless conduct not resulting in injury, a misdemeanor, for each child on the bus, a total of 36 charges, the DA’s office said. He also faces five counts of reckless endangerment, also a misdemeanor, for each adult on the bus.
Carpenter’s next scheduled court appearance is Monday.
Westminster police say Carpenter was taking the Mountain Range High School freshman football team from a game at Prairie View High School when the bus hit a vehicle.
No one was injured in the incident.
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