MBTA Bus Driver Arrested For Drunken Driving, Passes Breathalyzer Test

Transit Police arrested a Route 39 bus driver at the Forest Hills T on Saturday.

Posted Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 8:53 pm ET|Updated Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 9:06 pm ET

An MBTA bus driver was arrested for drunken driving at the Saturday afternoon.

The driver, who was operating a route 39 bus, was taken to Transit Police headquarters for probable cause, according to T spokesperson Joe Pesaturo.

"He agreed to take a breathalyzer test...the results of which did not exceed the legal limit," Pesaturo wrote in an e-mail.

The driver was released by police but will not be allowed to drive for the T while MBTA managers conduct their own investigation, Pesaturo wrote.

Last month, an MBTA driver was fired for drinking on the job, according to Fox 25.

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