Who Is Rhonda Barksdale? School Bus Driver DUI Case

Rhonda Barksdale
Rhonda Barksdale

Rhonda Barksdale is a 58 year old woman from Franklin County, Alabama. Barksdale works a school bus driver for Franklin County Schools. Police have accused Barksdale of driving drunk while driving a school bus with 40 children on board.

Rhonda Barksdale Arrest Details

Barksdale Accused Of DUI While Driving School Bus. “Franklin County Sheriff Shannon Oliver said deputies received a call about a school bus driver, driving erratically. Before deputies arrived, a concerned motorist pulled in front of the bus to force it to stop, driven by 58-year-old Rhonda Barksdale, according to Oliver. Sheriff Oliver said the concerned motorist boarded the bus thinking Barksdale was having a medical emergency but discovered something else was wrong. Investigators gave Barksdale a field sobriety test, which Sheriff Oliver said she failed. Barksdale was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and 40 counts of reckless endangerment, one count for each of the students on board the bus.” [WAFF]