‘Disturbing’ Videos Of Drivers Ignoring School Bus Stop Signs Investigated: East Windsor Police

EAST WINDSOR, CT — Police are investigating reports of vehicles going through school bus stop signs while dropping off students in East Windsor.

East Windsor police said they were recently “tagged” on social media with several videos of drivers ignoring the school bus stop signs at student drop-offs.

“These videos are as disturbing as they are dangerous,” police wrote in a post on Facebook. “Our number one priority is citizen safety – especially children. These violations are unacceptable and completely avoidable.”

At the beginning of the school year, police said they had on-duty officers, along with extra personnel, on hand to “specifically target these violations.”

“We made arrests where applicable and this same directive for enforcement remains active and relevant at our daily briefings,” police wrote. “Our staff is detailed every morning to check in and frequent our area schools for security and to deter violations as well. As our enforcement efforts have increased over the last two years, we endeavor to decrease accidents and the frequency of these incidents. Our Patrol cadre are out and will continue to be vigilant for these violations – they will not result in a warning.

“We could also use the community’s help to address these violations. The current school buses used in town do not have exterior cameras, thus, identifying these violators is largely relied upon firsthand observation and/or video.”

Anyone with video footage of a violation, or information relating to one, is asked to call the police department’s non-emergency line at 860-292-8240 and report the violations.

“These violations can and do happen from South Main St to Windsorville Road – having our community serve as a force multiplier will help combat this problem,” police wrote. “Let’s be clear; keeping our kids safe is not only a professional obligation, but also a personal one as well. We are about to launch our new department website which will contain a much easier and direct way to relay a traffic complaint.”

In the meantime, police encouraged residents to reach out to dispatch through the department’s non-emergency line or to contact Deputy Chief Murphy at Murphyb@eastwindsor-ct.gov for more information or guidance.