Lane Tripp

A bus driver with the Lee County School District is under arrest after an alert off duty Lee County sheriff’s deputy spotted her weaving on the road in her personal vehicle, authorities said.

Turns out the driver of that vehicle, Lane Tripp, 47, of1003 Adams Ave., Lehigh Acres was on her way to the Lee County bus barn on North Leonard Ave. in Lehigh Acres to report for work Friday.

The off duty deputy contacted uniformed deputies and followed Tripp to the bus barn. When uniformed deputies arrived, the off duty deputy was able to point out Tripp, who was sitting against a light pole by herself.

Investigators said contact was made with Tripp who smelled of a moderate odor of alcohol and whose eyes appeared very bloodshot. Tripp was given an opportunity to perform field sobriety exercises, to which she stumbled and was unable to maintain her balance, Sheriff’s officials said.

A breath test was performed with revealed blood alcohol readings of .252 and .245, more than three times Florida’s legal limit. She was charged with DUI, authorities said.