(ESPANOLA, ON) – A commercial motor vehicle (CMV) driver has been charged after police received multiple calls.
On Thursday, May 1, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., the Manitoulin Detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) received multiple calls reporting that 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. Police located the CMV on Highway 17 in Spanish and conducted a traffic stop.
As a result, the driver, a 31-year-old from Sudbury, was charged with fail to stop at least 20 metres behind school bus.
The Manitoulin OPP want to remind motorists and cyclists to be patient with school buses to ensure children get to and from school safely. If you see a school bus: give it space, ease off the gas and be aware that the bus could stop at any time – including at all railway crossings. Remember that flashing amber lights mean slow down and flashing red lights mean STOP. Drivers must not proceed until the red lights stop flashing and the bus moves. This applies whether you are meeting or following a school bus and includes multi-lane roads.
Drivers and vehicle owners can be charged if their vehicle illegally passes a stopped school bus. Fines range from $490 – $2,000 and six demerit points for a first offence. For each subsequent offence, drivers can face fines from $1,000-$4,000, six demerit points, and possible jail time up to six months.
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.
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