Ramapo Police To Crack Down On School-Bus Passers

The Ramapo Police Department will join law enforcement agencies from around the state participating in Operation Safe Stop on Thursday.

Police officers will be in marked and unmarked patrol vehicles on select bus routes in Ramapo that have a history of illegal passing complaints. Officers will be looking for and issuing tickets to motorists who fail to stop for school buses that are picking up or dropping off children.

The fine for a first-time offender of illegally passing a stopped school bus is $250 - $400, 5 points on your license and/or possibly 30 days in jail.

Worse yet, the memory of hitting or killing a child may be one you carry for the rest of your life, police said.

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