Hartland bus driver expected to take plea deal, report finds no evidence of drug, alcohol impairment
Posted: Feb 18, 2026 1:20 PM CST
Waukesha County Sheriff\'s Department HARTLAND, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The bus driver charged in an alleged drunk driving case in Hartland is expected to take a plea deal.
Seventy-two-year-old Walter Cunningham was accused of driving under the influence while on his after-school route last January.
He was charged with OWI, and 28 felony counts of recklessly endangering safety.
Those 28 counts will be dropped after a pharmacology report found no evidence of alcohol or drug impairment.
His attorney says Cunningham will still be expected to plead no contest to a misdemeanor OWI as part of the plea deal.
A court date has not yet been set.