BOSTON -- A limousine driver accused of transporting a group of high school students from the prom while he was intoxicated was released on bail Monday and ordered not to drive.

Brian Harrison, 45, of Tewksbury, was arraigned on charges of driving while intoxicated in a Lowell court.

Harrison was arrested Friday night at a Lowell movie theater after the students became suspicious that he had been drinking and asked him to pull over. Officers arrested Harrison at 11:40 p.m. after one of the students called a parent, who contacted police.

A passenger who was in the limousine told NewsCenter 5 that Harrison got lost after picking them up from the prom and repeatedly swerved onto the rumble strips on the side of the road. Bianca Crowley, 16, said that the students asked him to pull over at the movie theater so they could use the bathroom, then refused to get back in the limousine.

According to police, Harrison initially left the area when the students refused to get back into the car, but returned shortly after and tried to convince them to enter the vehicle. Crowley said that Harrison pleaded with the students to forgive him.

“He actually put his hands in the praying position and said ‘Please, I’m sorry, I made a mistake,” said Crowley.

Harrison's lawyer, William Harvey, said after the arraignment that his client was "very sorry" and "extremely remorseful" about what happened on Friday night, according to The Associated Press.

Lynette’s Limousine Service, the Wilmington company that employed Harrison, suspended him immediately after the arrest. He was then fired on Sunday, according to the company.

Lynette's general manager Marco Delgado refused an on-camera interview, and instead delivered a statement that read, "Lynette's Limousine Company is deeply shocked, embarrassed and troubled by the exercise of poor judgment by one of our drivers. Lynette's Limousine does its due diligence before hiring any driving, including conducting criminal background checks and driving history checks through the Registry of Motor Vehicles."

Limousine companies are not regulated in Massachusetts. Pending legislation would make them more accountable, but similar measures have been killed over the last 10 years.

Harrison is the third limousine driver employed by Lynette’s to be arrested while chauffeuring customers.

In 2004, a driver taking a group of women home from a Madonna concert was charged with driving under the influence after he got lost and began swerving across the road. Four years earlier, Lynette's driver John Gilbert was arrested and charged with DUI while driving a group of teenagers to an N-SYNC concert. It was Gilbert's third DUI since 1986.

Another passenger won a $42,000 settlement in 1999 after a Lynette's driver was arrested for driving without a license and possession of cocaine. The court found Lynette's negligent in its hiring and supervision of drivers.

Lynette’s will refund the students the cost of the limousine service and provide them a complimentary night out, Delgado said. He said the company has been working hard to make sure drivers are responsible and safe.