Tour bus driver arrested in double-decker Times Square crash was on drugs: NYPD

BY ERIK BADIA , GREG B. SMITH , MICHAEL WALSH

The accused drug-addled driver of a double-decker tour bus was behind the wheel for a Times Square wreck despite 11 prior license suspensions, officials said Wednesday.

William Dalambert’s checkered driving past also included nine suspensions of his vehicle registration for a lack of insurance, the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles reported.

Dalambert, 58, of Irvington, N.J., was most recently nabbed Dec. 1, 2013, for driving in Jersey without a license, registration or insurance — nine months before his arrest in a Midtown crash with another double-decker bus.

Dalambert was charged in the Tuesday wreck with driving while his ability was impaired, with tests done to determine whether he was using prescription or illegal drugs prior to the accident.

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