{"id":741334,"date":"2026-06-16T21:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/741334\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:32:10","slug":"winnipeg-transit-driver-accused-of-driving-bus-while-impaired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/741334\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Transit driver accused of driving bus while impaired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Manitoba<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Winnipeg Transit driver is facing charges after he allegedly drove a city bus while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>28-year-old was arrested at Osborne Street depot Monday evening, faces impaired driving charges<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781645529_838_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"author-image-img\"\/><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/author\/adam-treusch-9.14658\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Adam Treusch<\/a>  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Jun 16, 2026 4:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A closeup shows the back of a bus.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781645530_617_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>A file photo shows a Winnipeg Transit bus in the Osborne Village area. A 28-year-old driver was arrested at the nearby depot after he allegedly drove a city bus while impaired Monday. (Tyson Koschik\/CBC)<\/p>\n<p>A Winnipeg Transit driver is facing charges after he allegedly drove a city bus while impaired.<\/p>\n<p>Police were told the man had returned to the Osborne Street bus depot about 7 p.m. Monday, where he was questioned by other staff and believed to be impaired by alcohol.<\/p>\n<p>Officers arrested the 28-year-old, who was released on a notice to appear in court, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a Tuesday news release.<\/p>\n<p>He is facing charges of driving while impaired, and failing or refusing to comply with a demand.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Police confirmed the charges relate to driving a city bus, not a personal vehicle. <\/p>\n<p>CBC has asked the City of Winnipeg for comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corrections and clarifications<\/a>\u00b7<a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/email-cbc-contact-phone-tips-news-story-1.6466536\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit a news tip<\/a>\u00b7Report error<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Manitoba A Winnipeg Transit driver is facing charges after he allegedly drove a city bus while impaired. 28-year-old&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":741335,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194296],"tags":[49,48,22073],"class_list":["post-741334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-winnipeg","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-winnipeg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=741334"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/741334\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/741335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=741334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=741334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=741334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}