Police: School bus driver accused of DWI had several controlled substances in blood when arrested

Linda Sue Godejohn, 55, was charged with misdemeanor DWI after allegedly driving a school bus while intoxicated near Spring on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Linda Sue Godejohn, 55, was charged with misdemeanor DWI after allegedly driving a school bus while intoxicated near Spring on Thursday, May 30, 2019. Photo: Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office Photo: Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office Image 1 of / 5 Caption Close Police: School bus driver accused of DWI had several controlled substances in blood when arrested 1 / 5 Back to Gallery

The school bus driver accused of driving while intoxicated had several controlled substances in her blood, police say.

Linda Sue Godejohn, 55, had just dropped off the last of several teenagers from a YES Prep school when she was pulled over at a CVS pharmacy parking lot at Aldine Westfield Road and Hirschfield Road around 2:15 p.m. May 30. A 911 caller told dispatchers that "the bus almost flipped over on the roadway," according to the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable's Office.

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Deputies spotted the bus and pulled it over in the parking lot, where Godejohn "flunked miserably" on a sobriety test, Constable Mark Herman previously told Chron.com. She was originally charged with misdemeanor driving while intoxicated, but that charge was later upgraded to felony driving while intoxicated with a child to account for the children who were onboard while she was allegedly intoxicated.

Godejohn told KHOU-TV that a doughnut made her feel ill, which accounted for her erratic driving. But Herman's office now says toxicology reports indicate she had several controlled substances in her blood when she was arrested.

Chron.com is working to determine what those substances were.

Godejohn is currently out on a $5,000 bond. She faces up to two years in jail and a possible fine up to $10,000. However, her punishment range could be upgraded to a maximum 10 years in prison if prosecutors ask the judge to classify the school bus as a deadly weapon.

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She was employed by First Student Bus Company, which is contracted by YES Prep Public Schools.

"All of First Student Bus Company's drivers undergo regular finger printing and rigorous background checks," according to a YES Prep Public Schools statement. "If she is formally charged, she will never again be behind the wheel of a YES Prep-contracted bus."

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