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This NJ Police Department Is Exposing Drivers Who Fail To Stop For School Buses This NJ Police Department Is Exposing Drivers Who Fail To Stop For School Buses
This NJ Police Department Is Exposing Drivers Who Fail To Stop For School Buses Police in one New Jersey town are taking a bold approach to stopping a dangerous trend and putting violators on blast. The Phillipsburg Police Department has begun sharing videos on Facebook of drivers caught on camera illegally passing stopped school buses, as part of its Safe Path Home Initiative with the Phillipsburg School District. The department said officers are using the district’s bus technology to monitor bus stops and identify drivers who fail to stop for flashing red lights and extended stop signs. “We will be featuring obvious and/or egregious improper passing of a school bus …
School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor
School Bus Driver Drove Drunk In Route 80 Crash With 25 Kids On Board: Prosecutor A 47-year-old New Jersey school bus driver was arrested and charged with drunk driving following a crash on Saturday, April 19 in Knowlton Township, authorities said. At 7:45 a.m., state troopers responded to Route 80 in Knowlton and found a bus disabled in the left lane with heavy front end damage, the Warren County Prosecutor's Office said. The bus was carrying 25 kids and two adults, authorities said.  Pierre Tranquilus, the driver, of East Orange, showed signs of impairment and was unable to pass field sobriety tests, authorities said. Tranquilus was charged with driving while into…
Tree Falls On School Bus, 11 Taken To Hospital: Authorities Tree Falls On School Bus, 11 Taken To Hospital: Authorities
Tree Falls On School Bus, 11 Taken To Hospital: Authorities Eleven people, 10 kids and a driver were taken to a hospital after a tree fell on a school bus in Tewksbury on Friday, March 21, authorities said. At 7:08 a.m., officers responded to Fairmont Road East and Addison Drive after a large tree fell on the front of the school bus, police said.  All 11 individuals on the bus were transported to Hunterdon Medical Center for evaluation, police said. Any injuries were minor, police said. Upon arrival at the hospital, school personnel were present to meet with parents and assist in the reunification process, police said.