a source told newscenter 5 that 53-year-old william drummy was transporting homeless students from weymouth to brockton high. that's when he crashed. when police responded, they described him as disoriented and unsteady on his fit. the police report taits that when officer -- states that when officers asked drummy if he'd taken anything, he responded that he'd taken several diazepam pills. he was almost falling asleep while standing up. officers also found a half empty bottle of whiskey in the van and drummy was arrested and he faces eight charges, including drugs, open container and children. the director of communications for brockton schools told newscenter 5 that they have a contract with this transportation company was immediately terminated. students on board were hurt. >> more breaking news, a judge has denied the boston marathon bomber's request for a new trial. the judge also ordering dzhokhar tsarnaev to pay more than $101 million in restitution. paperwork filed in federal court says the money will be divided among 49 victims. individual recipients are not named, but the amounts w

students described being afraid for their lives as they were driven to school this morning by william drummy of quincy. it happened near shea memorial drive. a source told newscenter 5 that the driver was transporting homeless students from weymouth to brockton school. when police got to the crash, they described the man has disoriented and unsteady on his feet. when they asked him if he'd taken anything, he responded he had several diazepam pills less than an hour before. they said he was almost falling asleep standing up. officers also found a half empty bottle of whiskey in the van. students allege they saw him drinking from it as he drove all over the road. he was arrested and faces eight under the influence of drugs, open container, and the reckless endangerment of children. the director of communications for brockton school says the system has a zero tolerance policy and the contract with this transportation company was immediately terminated. live in weymouth, i'm julie mcdonald, newscenter 5. >> the f.b.i. is now involved in the investigation of bomb threats that forced several schoo

officers say william drummy of quincy was driving three people in his cab when he crashed into another car. police say drummy admitted to taking a prescription sedative and a half empty bottle of whiskey was also found in the can. >>> driven off the road. a local mom telling us tonight that the person who did this to her car is still out there. and as fox 25 stephanie tells us this victim is certain that driver did it on purpose. >> i just kept thinking like 90% of the time there are kids in the back seat. >> reporter: this mother of two didn't want to show her face on camera but says she's speaking out about her terrifying experience to warn other drivers. she says last night around 10:30 a white s.u.v. drove up behind her here in dracut. >> it shot up as fast as it could and hit the back of my car like dead on in the >> she says because of the force she lost control of her minivan and flew into a tree. right here behind me you can see some of those tire tracks of the minivan right before it slammed right into this tree and take a look, some of that debris is still here scattering the

a frightening end to a wild 53-year-old william drummy of quincy was the taxi driver responsible for bringing the students to brockton high and the goddard school. the young passengers told police they repeatedly asked him to pull over as he swerved and sped before crashing. drummy told police he slipped on ice; but when they asked him if he had taken anything, he admitted he took several diazepam pills less than an hour before. according to the weymouth police report, when officers questioned drummy about the crash, he appeared disoriented and bewildered and was closing his eyes and almost falling asleep standing up. they also observed he was increasingly unsteady on his feet. they say he answered their questions nonsensically and vaguely. one of the students told police that drummy had been drinking fire ball cinnamon whiskey as he drove, and in a search of his car police did find a half empty bottle. we called shore taxi to get some information about the driver's who answered said "no comments" and hung up. drummy pleaded not guilty to eight charges at his arraignment. he must rem

police say william drummy, jr. of quincy ended up hitting another car while trying to pass a car on the left while it turned left. the passengers, all under 18, told police that drummy was all over the road, driving fast and drinking whiskey before the crash. no one was hurt. and this morning, drummy is facing multiple charges. >> heather: a lot of questions this morning, after a 5-year-old girl managed to walk out of school, go to a park next door and even walk home all before anyone even noticed. it happened of yesterday at john winthrop elementary school in dorchester. that girl, raine givens was found by a neighbor. rain says she went outside because her teacher told her too. but her teacher said she meant outside the classroom, not the building. she was missing about five minutes before someone noticed of but the neighbors and rain's mother say it was more like 20. >> it was very cold outside, people sitting in the park drinking and doing a whole bunch. so anybody could've taken her. >> heather: the mother says