Drivers’ Arrests Prompt Probe of Laidlaw Transit
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A state Assembly committee will look into the hiring practices and supervision at Laidlaw Transit, the largest school transportation contractor in Los Angeles, following the arrests of two Laidlaw employees accused of driving buses while drunk.
Assemblyman Richard Katz (D-Sylmar) said the Assembly Transportation Committee, which he chairs, will review Laidlaw practices at a hearing Feb. 15. “Something’s obviously wrong when a guy can get drunk and get behind the wheel of a school bus,” Katz said.
A San Diego-based Laidlaw driver was arrested Friday after crashing into a pickup truck. Last month, a Laidlaw driver was arrested in Encino as he prepared to pick up students at Lanai Road Elementary School.
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