Winnipeg Transit operator arrested for allegedly driving bus drunk

A Winnipeg Transit driver was arrested Monday evening for allegedly operating his bus while drunk.

Patrol officers were called to the transit depot on the 400 block of Osborne Street just before 7 p.m., the Winnipeg Police Service said on Tuesday.

Officers learned the man had just returned to the transit depot in his bus, where other Winnipeg Transit staff, who believed he was drunk, questioned him and called authorities, police said.

The 28-year-old is facing charges of driving while impaired and fail or refusing to comply with a breath demand. He was let out on an appearance notice ahead of his next court date.