TTC says erratic driver's fate private
Last Updated: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 | 11:26 AM ET
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Toronto transit officials are pondering the fate of a driver who lost her driver's licence for three days after a roadside breath test — but its decision will not be made public.
Some reports suggested a decision on whether to fire the driver would be made Wednesday. But Toronto Transit Commission spokesman Kevin Carrington says there's no deadline for a decision.
On March 12, passengers travelling on the Dawes Road bus complained about the driver, claiming the bus trip through the east-end neighbourhood had been "erratic."
Police said the driver was not legally impaired, but had enough alcohol in her system to warrant a suspension.
During the breathalyzer test, she blew somewhere between .05 and .08 on the blood-alcohol scale — high enough to warrant a 72-hour roadside suspension of her licence.
"I'm not very pleased with the incident that occurred," TTC general manager Gary Webster told CBC News on Tuesday.
Webster pointed to a new drug and alcohol policy that, he says, will go a long way to preventing such incidents in future.
Although Webster said the TTC has a very strict policy against operating a vehicle under any sort of impairment, he would not say what penalty the driver might face.
TTC chair Adam Giambrone said Tuesday the city takes the situation "very seriously" and the worker could face termination.
However, Carrington said that because this is an internal TTC investigation, any decision regarding the driver's job status will not be made public. Some news media have reported her name.
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