Bedford Co. Bus Driver Arrested for DUI

BEDFORD CO. – The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office obtained 3 charges of felony Child Endangerment and 1 charge of
Driving while Under the Influence for Bedford County Public Schools Bus Driver, 39-year-old Kimberly
Ricketts of Campbell County, Va.

On October 7, 2021 the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office received a call from a concerned parent regarding her child’s bus driver acting suspicious during the morning elementary school route.

Allegations made about her actions and behavior led the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, Department of Social Services, and Bedford County Public Schools Officials to begin investigating the circumstances surrounding this complaint.

At the completion of this investigation, Ricketts was arrested on these four
charges.

Ms. Ricketts is being held at the Blue Ridge Regional Jail on a $3,000 secured Bond.