Plymouth police are investigating a close call after a driver passed a stopped school bus as students tried to board.
“He was just trying to get on the bus safely and go to school,” Alicia Tallent said. “I just missed him by a few steps.”
Tallent says her 10-year-old son was running to his school bus Friday morning when a driver turned into the driveway and almost hit him.
In their surveillance video, Tallent’s son can be seen walking toward the bus and stopping behind some bushes as the SUV pulls into their driveway and passes the school bus on Bourne Road in Plymouth.
“She didn’t want to wait any more stops. I think the bus driver said she was beeping at the last few stops before ours to try to maybe get the bus to move ahead of her,” Tallent said.
You also see another student coming towards the bus from across the street.
Tallent says her son was quite upset, but thankfully he is okay.
“It says on the back of the bus that it’s not allowed to drive through, and the lights were on, the bus sign was off and the doors were open for the kids to get on,” Tallent said.
Tallent and the bus driver have both notified Plymouth police and they hope this sends a message to all drivers.
“This behavior is unacceptable. She is endangering lives and children who think they are safe are taking the bus to school,” Tallent said.
Plymouth police say they are working to improve that video to track down the driver.
This is a development story. Check back for updates as more information becomes available.
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