Brooklyn truck driver arrested in connection with suspected drunk driving crash in Indiana

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WARSAW, Indiana (WABC) -- A truck driver from Brooklyn is under arrest in connection with a suspected drunk driving crash in Indiana.

Authorities say a tractor-trailer ran a red light and slammed into a school bus carrying high school hockey players.

It happened Saturday night in Warsaw - about 120 miles southeast of Chicago.

The collision flipped the bus onto its side, injuring 16 students, three of them critically.

The truck driver, Victor Santos, 58, is charged with felony operating while intoxicated.

The crash remains under investigation.

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