Police Say School Van Driver Was Drinking Before Crash

PITTSBURGH — A school van driver is in jail after police say he crashed into another vehicle while driving under the influence, all while students were on board. According to our news partners at Channel 11, Pittsburgh Police said they went to the north side of the 16th Street Bridge Friday afternoon after receiving reports of a van being involved in a crash with another vehicle. They said the van fled the scene. The van contained the man driving it and six passengers, all around 10 years old, according to police. The students began contacting their parents, who police said quickly called 911 and began tracking their children’s phones. Officers caught up to the van at 4:15 p.m. in Mt. Oliver at the intersection of Becks Run Road and Wagner Street.