School bus driver on his way to pick up kids close to three times legal limit in southern Sydney A SCHOOL bus driver allegedly close to three times the legal limit has been arrested for drink-driving in southern Sydney early this morning. The driver from a private bus company was on his way to pick up school children throughout the Sutherland Shire when he was involved in an accident at about 6.30am. He returned a positive reading of .103. Police said the 69-yerar-old was to collect the children in the area and take them to the eastern suburbs when the accident happened. The school bus and Toyota utility were involved in a minor collision at the intersection of the Princes Highway at Kirrawee. The 17-year-old male driver of the utility was not hurt but his 18-year-old male passenger was taken to Sutherland Hospital with bruised ribs and soreness. The private company bus was empty at the time of the crash. The man from Rockdale was charged with mid-range drink-driving and is due to appear at Sutherland Local Court on March 21.