Listen to Jeff Eippert  (Courtesy of Channel 3 News)

(Chardon) -- Three boys are being hailed as heroes for commandeering their school bus when the driver slumped over at the wheel and became unaware of where he was.

A bus that had dropped off students at the Auburn Career Center was on its way to Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin high school near Chardon. Jeff Eippert, one of the students on the bus, noticed that the bus was going nearly 60 miles an hour, and was weaving in and out of traffic. Jeff thought something was really wrong when the bus went past their school without slowing down. He went to the front of the bus, and asked the driver what was happening, but the driver was slumped over and simply said, "Where am I?"

Jeff, and classmates Mike Tutelo and Tyler Pirc, sprung into action. They called their fathers on their cell phones for advice. Jeff turned off the bus's ignition, and when the bus began to swerve off the road, Jeff grabbed the steering wheel while Tyler pulled the bus's emergency brake.

The kids had only minor injuries. The driver was taken to the hospital. Geauga County deputies believe he may have suffered a diabetic-related issue.

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