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The Urgent Need for School Bus Safety Reform: Another Tragic Wake-Up Call

NJ State Police Investigate Fatal School Bus Crash

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Ridgewood NJ, just weeks into the school year, a tragic yet preventable accident in Woodland Park, New Jersey, highlighted the ongoing safety failures within the state’s school bus system. An eighth-grade student was struck by a vehicle after being dropped off at an unauthorized location by a private school bus contractor. While the 13-year-old survived, she sustained life-altering injuries—injuries that could have been avoided had safety protocols been followed.

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No Injuries in Friday Morning School Bus Crash in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, Ridgewood Police issued one (1) summons in connection with a two (2) vehicle, Friday morning, 02/16, collision at the intersection of Kenilworth Road and Laurel Road, Ridgewood. One (1) of the vehicles involved was a mini school bus. No children were on board the bus when the accident occurred. The bus’ three (3) adult occupants were uninjured, as was the driver of the 4-door sedan involved (no passengers were in the sedan). Both vehicles were towed from the scene by a flatbed tow truck. Ridgewood Fire/EMS also responded to the incident.

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Car Slams Into School Bus at East Midland Avenue and From Road Intersection in Paramus

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Paramus NJ, the driver of a Nissan Kicks subcompact SUV was transported by a Paramus EMS ambulance to Hackensack University Medical Center’s main campus following an early Friday morning, 10/27, crash in which the Nissan slammed head on into a school bus at the intersection of East Midland Avenue and From Road, Paramus. There were no students on the Bergenfield Board of Education owned bus at the time and the bus driver was uninjured. Both vehicles were removed from the scene by tow trucks. Paramus Fire Department Engine Company #1 attended to a crash related fluid spill. The Nissan’s driver sustained a non life threatening facial injury. Schools open drive carefully .

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Paterson School Bus Company Manager Accused of Employing Unqualified Drivers, Operating Unsafe Buses, and Failing to Conduct Mandatory Drug Testing and Background Checks

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Paterson NJ, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced a guilty plea was entered by a manager of two Paterson school bus companies accused of employing unqualified drivers, operating unsafe buses, and failing to conduct mandatory drug testing and background checks on its employees.

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Two special needs students reported non-life threatening injuries after Glen Rock Collision

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Glen Rock NJ, Two (2) adults and two (2) special needs students reported non-life threatening injuries following the Tuesday morning, 10.25, collision of a mini school bus and a Honda Pilot at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Park Avenue, Glen Rock. Both vehicles were towed from the scene. Glen Rock Police officers and Glen Rock EMS EMTs responded to aid the crash victims.

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Ramapo Police are Investigating Alleged Child Abduction Attempt

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Ramapo NY, the Ramapo Police are investigating a suspicious incident that occurred on Thursday 9/22/22 between 7:15am and 7:40am in the area of North Airmont Road and Spook Rock Road. It was reported that a male with a beard, wearing yellow clothing and driving a gray 4-door sedan approached an 11 year old student waiting for her school bus. It is alleged that the driver told the child that he knew her mother and that she asked him to drive her to school. The child ran away and the vehicle left westbound on North Airmont Road.

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School Bus Crash in Ridgewood Injuries Seven

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Ridgewood NJ, seven (7) injuries were reported in connection with a Monday afternoon, 09/19, crash involving a Ridgewood Public School bus and two (2) passenger vehicles at the intersection of East Ridgewood Avenue and North Van Dien Avenue, Ridgewood. Five (5) crash victims were transported to local hospitals by multiple ambulances according to Ridgewood Emergency Services officials. All three (3) vehicles were heavily damaged and towed from the scene. Ridgewood Police, Ridgewood Fire Department, and Ridgewood Emergency Services personnel rushed to aid the victims. Additional EMS support was provided by EMS units from The Valley Hospital.

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Fair Lawn Police Bust Catalytic Converter Thief after 6 Go Missing at Bus Depot

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Fair Lawn NJ, on 6/13/22 at 5:41 am, Fair Lawn Police responded to the school bus depot at 18-02 River Road on a report of catalytic converters missing from six vehicles with a total loss of $18,000. Det. Chris O’Shaughnessy took over the investigation and was able to identify a suspect (identified by Det. Schmiedhauser of Butler Police) that he sent to surrounding police departments to assist in apprehending.

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GPS Sends School Bus into Graydon Pool in Ridgewood

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Ridgewood NJ, after a drop off at Health Barn a school bus driver was told to park at Graydon Pool . Sources say the driver plugged the GPS coordinates and headed toward Maple Avenue .  Unfamiliarity with the location of the parking lot and careful attention to the GPS commands led the driver to errantly turn in at the barn and head across the sand on the Maple Avenue side and then the Linwood Avenue side leaving the bus stranded . Fortunately no children were on the bus and no one was injured ,except for a bruised ego . A tow truck was called in to remove the bus .

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School Bus Hits Passager Car on Route 208 in Wyckoff

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Wyckoff NJ, A late Friday morning, 09/25, school bus vs. passenger car crash on Route 208 northbound near Russell Avenue in Wyckoff forced the complete closure of Route 208 northbound while emergency crews worked to clear the highway of debris, and to remove the crushed passenger car. The school bus, which police said sustained only minor damage, reportedly had no children on board at the time of the crash. Police allowed it to leave the scene. One (1) occupant of the passenger car was injured and transported by ambulance to an area hospital. A flatbed tow truck removed the wreck from the highway.

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Paramus School Bus Driver in Fatal Crash Gets 10 Years in Prison

NJ State Police Investigate Fatal School Bus Crash

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Paramus NJ, a school bus driver who was involved in the crash on Interstate-80 that killed a fifth grader and an elementary school teacher from East Brook Middle School has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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State of New Jersey finds on a single day last spring, Motorists Illegally Passed Stopped School Buses on 793 Occasions

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Ridgewood NJ, As more than 1.4 million students across New Jersey return to school next week, the State Division of Highway Traffic Safety and the New Jersey Department of Education are calling on motorists and students to be extra vigilant on the roadways and obey traffic laws, especially in school zones and along school bus routes.

The first weeks of school can be the most dangerous time on the road for students as they acclimate to rising early and crossing busy streets, and as motorists adjust to sharing the road with school buses.

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Pedestrian struck by a school bus while crossing Fair Lawn Avenue late Wednesday afternoon

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December 1,2016

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Fair Lawn NJ, Fair Lawn PD, EMS and a paramedic unit from The Valley Hospital all rushed to aid an adult male pedestrian who was struck by a school bus while crossing Fair Lawn Avenue near Saddle River Road late Wednesday afternoon, 11/30. The school bus driver remained on the scene and was cooperating with police officers. The condition of the victim and the hospital to which he was transported were not made available at the accident scene.