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Bill would add ignition devices to school buses to prevent DWI

State and local lawmakers want new legislation requiring

State and local lawmakers want new legislation requiring all school buses to be equipped with ignition interlock devices to stop school bus drivers from drinking and driving. Videojournalist: Jim Staubitser (Oct. 17, 2012) (October 17, 2012 1:26 PM)

In the wake of two recent Long Island incidents, the Nassau district attorney and a local state senator Wednesday proposed legislation aimed at stopping school bus drivers from driving drunk.

District Attorney Kathleen Rice and state Sen. Charles Fuschillo (R-Merrick) want bus drivers to be required to blow into an ignition interlock device before getting behind the wheel. The breath-test...

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