Late-night shuttle bus driver pleads guilty to DUI

Posted on August 3, 2015

By Joe Ragusa

BLOOMINGTON – A late-night shuttle bus driver will serve prison time on weekends for aggravated DUI.

Stephan McKenna, 33, pleaded guilty in McLean County Court and in exchange he will serve 30 months of probation and 30 days of periodic imprisonment. That means he’s required to spend time in a prison cell between Friday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 8 p.m. over the course of five weekends starting Aug. 21.

McKenna was a driver for Bob’s Blue Night Limo when he was arrested in August 2014 for driving a bus while his blood-alcohol content was .175.

Joe Ragusa can be reached at [email protected].

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