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Bodycam video shows officers questioning UM shuttle driver behind wild ride across Coral Gables - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Police said the driver admitted drinking, showed signs of impairment and refused sobriety tests after crashing a shuttle carrying students.

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Body camera video obtained by 7News shows a shuttle driver being questioned and ultimately arrested by police after his student passengers said he was behind the wheel of a wild ride across Coral Gables. The driver, identified as 45-year-old Timothy Kowalewski, had crashed a University of Miami bus full of students. Police allege Kowalewski drank alcohol before getting in the driver’s seat on Feb. 16. But in body camera video obtained on Tuesday…

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Body-worn camera video and a 911 call are shedding new light on the arrest of a University of Miami shuttle bus driver accused of driving under the influence.

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Bodycam video shows officers questioning UM shuttle driver behind wild ride across Coral Gables - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

Body camera video obtained by 7News shows a shuttle driver being questioned and ultimately arrested by police after his student passengers said he was behind the wheel of a wild ride across Coral Gables. The driver, identified as 45-year-old Timothy Kowalewski, had crashed a University of Miami bus full of students. Police allege Kowalewski drank alcohol before getting in the driver’s seat on Feb. 16. But in body camera video obtained on Tuesday…

·Miami, United States
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WSVN broke the news in Miami, United States on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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