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Charter Bus Driver Fired After Drunk Driving

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The driver of a charter bus who was arrested and charged with DUI after transporting high school students to a football game has been fired.

Students from Christ Presbyterian Academy were headed to the TSSAA game in Cookeville from Nashville.

Authorities said the driver, identified as 56-year-old Robert Michael Hoskinson, was arrested by Tennessee Highway Patrol officials once the students arrived in Cookeville.

Hoskinson was driving a company vehicle from Wise Coaches of Nashville. Authorities said they smelled a strong odor of alcohol, and Hoskinson failed a field sobriety test.