A commercial motor vehicle driver has been charged after police received multiple calls including failing to stop for a school bus.
Manitoulin OPP Constable Berkley Parisien says last Thursday afternoon, the detachment received calls reporting a transport truck drove through the stop sign and lights of a school bus carrying students, after nearly rear-ending the bus and swerving around it.
She says officers located the vehicle on Highway 17 in Spanish and conducted a traffic stop.
Parisien adds a result, the driver, a 31-year-old from Sudbury, was charged with fail to stop at least 20 metres behind school bus.
She adds the OPP is reminding motorists and cyclists to be patient with school buses to ensure children get to and from school safely.
If you see a vehicle fail to stop for a school bus, please report it to police by calling 9-1-1 or the OPP non-emergency number at 1-888-310-1122.
