BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) - A former charter bus driver who took a group of Bozeman middle schoolers on a field trip to Yellowstone National Park while drunk has been sentenced to 180 days in jail followed by two years of supervised probation.
Federal Magistrate Judge Stephen Cole sentenced Jack Kane Parrent Jr. on Tuesday for drunken driving and operating a commercial vehicle with a detectable amount of alcohol.
Parrent and co-defendant, Kevin Leon Stark, both of Bozeman, were working for Karst Stage in June when, after a night of drinking, they drove their buses loaded with Sacajawea Middle School students into the park.
Court records say Parrent had a blood alcohol level of 0.12 percent, while Stark's was 0.05 percent.
Stark pleaded guilty to operating a commercial vehicle with a detectable amount of alcohol and will be sentenced Wednesday.
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