Video shows driver using sidewalk to pass Brooklyn school buses

A former New York State Assemblyman from Brooklyn has released a video of a driver purportedly using the sidewalk to go around parked school buses, coming within inches of young children.
Dov Hikind says the video was recorded at the Vizhnitz Cheder on 53rd Street in Borough Park, where the buses were dropping off children.
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[@rileyt5684]

Amazing how people would rather spend the rest of their lives in jail than be Inconvenienced for 2-3 mins. (Priorities)

[@davidescobar5366]

Since he did not actually hit anyone he will of course not spend much time if any in jail. Perhaps just pay a fine which I hope it is hefty. Yes school buses set you back 30 minutes but then there are tons of streets that detour around the school with perhaps only a ten minute delay where you can drive also. Or simply wake up earlier next time so as not to be caught during morning school bus drop offs. No excuse to do what this idiot did period!

[@blackfacehardon5163]

Crkheds

[@davidescobar5366]

@reallyitsme1980 you don't know much about kids do you? I work for a local school district and I've seen kids run away from the school bus after being dropped off. They run away from the school and for obvious reasons this usually means crossing the street opposite the school. Now if any person would want an extra lane just so they can pass buses well this situation I've seen can make it complicated. Also nobody's life is more important than any one else's. This means that regardless of the emergency a person thinks they might have there is absolutely NO reason to endanger other lives specially kids to take someone to a hospital like you mentioned. Go around the school if you have to or simply wait for an ambulance. They might have permissions to go around school buses. Simply don't ever drive on a sidewalk full of children exiting school buses.

[@davidescobar5366]

@reallyitsme1980Yes stop all traffic because kids are getting off a school bus. That is why school buses have stop signals and it is against the law in most states to disobey this signal. Now what I meant by kids running away is not skipping school or truancy cas you called it. I mean kids and specially the younger ones sometimes feel the need to run away for the moment or get scared and run away for whatever reasons and run opposite the schools. Now you may think adults lives of schedules are worth more than kids but you are wrong. Kids and schools are here to stay and adults have to deal with this. Not nagg and cry like babies simply because they don't want to wake up early or go around the schools where kids are being dropped off End of discussion.

[@rhondak7547]

Trust me they would not be in jail the rest of there life it's sad but that how it is

[@soursixteen3112]

Please take away his license FOREVER !

[@verawoods1316]

Yes! Take it away.

[@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan2006]

SOUR SIXTEEN agreed

[@edahkiah]

I guess that driver didn't care about a child safety i care about child safety

[@robertbrainard5651]

@devesh bhattacharya really, bad drivers don't stop. I have a friend, he is an alcoholic, he use to drive drunk ALOT, he got like 7 dui's till he lost his license. That stopped him from getting dui's now.

[@riley8487]

I would ban that person from driving in Canada for life

[@blackcatbitch]

Even the TINY child looks at the car in confusion and disbelief as it drives off. Who in the world thinks this is an acceptable action

[@DeathnoteBB]

“Uh, buddy, I know for sure I was taught sidewalks are for people. Tf?”

[@theetruth4267]

No need to capitalize child there. Thanks- Rick

[@lioneffect9372]

Black, or a woman!!or Jewish

[@FireFreakAce]

@@lioneffect9372 Keep Yourself Safe

[@jasperprobincrux260]

@@lioneffect9372 It was a Jewish man. Mike Itzkowitz.

[@vickil3256]

I live in Illinois where it is an automatic license suspension if you pass a stopped school bus on the road. THIS… should be license revocation. No exceptions.

[@densels.6089]

@James Sure how exactly can you be punished if not caught? come on, dont be an idiot.

[@StarlahMutiny]

@James Sure a lot of busses have cameras just like this school does...

[@crimsonlight4205]

@@jamessure8258 and when he said automatic he didn’t mean that as soon as you do it your license gets suspended automatically, he means that if your caught doing it there’s no points on your license or slap on the wrist, it jumps automatically to license suspension.

[@crimsonlight4205]

@@jamessure8258 I just have basic 8th grade reading comprehension skills. I was trying to help you out so you’d know, if you don’t like it then feel free not to bother responding.

[@sweetpeathebreadtamer411]

Even the kids are like “you’re kidding right”?! Smh 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@XXSTICKLERxx]

Forreal

[@BillGates-bg1wz]

He didnt hit any of them did he?

[@chengbros6101]

@@BillGates-bg1wz are you blind he was literally inches away from hitting three

[@BillGates-bg1wz]

@@chengbros6101 the amount of stupidity your reply just emitted took out more than 50% of my braincells

[@chengbros6101]

@@BillGates-bg1wz You were probably the driver bum he was so close to hitting them

[@merrivale.1229]

UPDATE: Samuel Itzkowitz, 23, has been arrested and issued a desk appearance ticket in connection with this incident. He is charged with four misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to stop for a school bus, and driving on the sidewalk. If you wanted to know the charges & such. EDIT: Ahahah! Thanks for 2k likes. I wasn’t expecting that! Be kind to one another & although it might look like a dumpster fire right now, 2021 will be ok❤️✌️

[@TheChenelle92]

Thank you.

[@laurelsheart]

Thanks. Hes so young. I hope he also knows how lucky he is not to have injured someone and have to spend time in prison and permanently damage his career.

[@BellaKarim23]

Thank you. They should have also added attempted murder considering he knew children were walking in the sidewalk.

[@missgrace97]

Thank you!

[@rudythompson7377]

@@BellaKarim23 there is no attempted murder you idiot. Nobody was injured.

[@BenMan8881]

Unfortunately, this isn't the only incident of people with too little patience. I was at a school in a cab (the school doesn't have an official bus and hires cabs along with bus drivers). The cab driver was all the way in the back of the line. Both of the people he was picking up was already in his car. Instead of waiting, he literally did a U-turn onto the grassy hill, onto the sidewalk with kids still being let out through, and out the other way. Needless to say, his boss got a call immediately and he was fired and arrested.

[@rhuttrho88]

Teach your brat how to cross the streets! 🙄

[@BenMan8881]

No. That isn't the problem. I'd say threaten jail time for stuff like this.

[@bustelopilon9525]

This is very common in NYC. Especially, the outer boroughs. I was working in the Bronx, sitting behind a garbage truck servicing a school. A man in sedan decided to jump the sidewalk and ride it all the way up to the next intersection in a school zone. Very dangerous and reckless.

[@AnneettaLife]

You notice how the teacher watching the kids get off the bus doesn’t even notice the car behind him for a minute, because the sidewalk is the last place you’d expect a car to be on.

[@Itsnotavailable]

Yes but he needs to be proactive. Why didnt he record his license plate and stop the line of kids moving. He just stands there looking all dumb found. You have to be proactive in theses situations.

[@ladymire]

@@Itsnotavailable ikr! dude just stared and did nothing lol

[@ohwhy3613]

@@ladymire He didn't notice the car until the last kid got off, but by that time he didn't have any time to record the license plate. Unless he got a picture perfect memory.

[@R3dd1sh]

@@Itsnotavailable I'm willing to bet if you were in the same situation you'd be in shock and wouldn't even think about recording it until afterward. Hindsight is 2020 lol

[@DeathnoteBB]

@@Itsnotavailable The frick could he do about a CAR?

[@JMarieCAlove]

Look how the driver still kept inching forward even when the kids were still crossing the sidewalk! I’m glad they did find the driver and arrested him. I’m just glad the little kids were all safe.

[@Janveryown]

Is there a video of his arrest ? I wanna see what this idiot looks like

[@OrangeYTT]

@@Janveryown "Samuel Itzkowitz, 23, of Brooklyn, turned himself into police with an attorney Wednesday morning, police said." Well I guess there's CCTV but its nothing special or public.

[@uptowndunker6346]

Come across Brooklyn everyday, drivers are impatient on red lights. Sean like dozens of them running on red light in a week

[@rewardunkind4541]

If that’s me I would break his windows

[@rewardunkind4541]

I had idiots do that at my school bus stop back in 6 grade and my driver was pissed that he yelled at him to stop same as the other students like we all told him to stop

[@helRAEzzzer]

I've seen people do stupid stuff to avoid traffic, but this is literally insane! I'm a Massachusetts driver, and I am in shock.

[@alyssa2796]

He should never ever be allowed to drive again

[@julz4368]

Catch him soon? Catch him now, you have his license plate!

[@catrachaV4]

It could be anyone driving that car.

[@Marieparawho]

It’s really not that simple. Even after they get his address, they have to find out who exactly in the household was driving that morning. Especially when people wanna lie & not say who it was. They have to prove who it is first, not just find their address.

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

They could maybe have impounded the car? Make the owner pay all fines for illegal driving. Let’s see how fast the owner gives up the driver.

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

They have his license plate number, not him. Those things can take time.

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

@@kimberlysevastyanenko3798 He turned himself in.

[@Escobar224]

Put a thick pole in the middle of the sidewalk, let’s see if drivers want to go thru it.

[@verawoods1316]

Lol! Great ideal.

[@p70581]

I know a thick pole: Ignatz Kakowski. Spends all day eating and weighs in at 350 lbs. He'd be the perfect thick pole for that school.

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

Agreed. 👍

[@sarahk.466]

@@gavin1301 people spend way to much time not paying attention to what's going on around them because their face is buried in their phones. Running into a pole might help them rethink being so aloof to their surroundings.

[@jurnee-y]

Or blind

[@Pintexx]

Those kids were getting off very fast! Driver would’ve only had to wait a maximum of 2 minutes but instead he chose to break the law!

[@prappies3]

Something like this happened in my elementary school. I was in the eighth grade. My school closes off the street in front of the school because there are over a thousand people waiting outside for school to begin, they won’t all fit on the sidewalk. Some dude had parked inside the street the day before, and that morning he tried to take his car out. Remember, a near 900 students. He kept inching forward like this guy. Me and my friends stared in disbelief. Eventually a security guard saw it and told him he can’t do it.

[@ameerahxoxoxo8130]

This person needs to be arrested.

[@verawoods1316]

Amen!

[@WesternSouthDakotaRailfan2006]

Amen

[@krosano77]

No es una persona es una bestia. Not is a person is a beast

[@mydude8731]

And given the death penalty to make an example out of him

[@ManiPlaysYT]

@@mydude8731 have you even thought of why they must have done this. Think before speaking

[@Londa7799]

A charge for every child that crossed in front of his car. That'll teach him an all the other jerks out there in the world that passes up school bus stop sign!!!!!!

[@tourmii]

thats actually what he got! Samuel Itzkowitz is his name

[@miciboo9993]

4 counts of reckless driving

[@IppiopaidFEEDBACK]

Endangering a minor times four too.

[@ntstudio28]

A charge for every child also still on the buses!!!

[@714milky]

UPDATE: Samuel Itzkowitz, 23, has been arrested and issued a desk appearance ticket in connection with this incident. He is charged with four misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to stop for a school bus, and driving on the sidewalk.

[@TheNotoriousKID]

Take away his/her license forever and give him/her some jail time to ponder his/her actions!!!

[@user-rw2dr5my1s]

If you’re in that big of a hurry, maybe next time leave earlier.

[@njmaso6001]

Tru

[@ExcludedShadow]

That’s what I was thinking, not to mention school buses usually arrive/depart at the same time each day. If you know you might get stuck in school traffic before you leave, leave earlier?

[@jonathanmiller4184]

Or the school busses could park and make sure there is room for vehicles to pass. Clearly one bus was on the opposite side of the street. Unless kids were running across the street made no sense for that bus to be there.

[@angel-nv7jk]

For real

[@angel-nv7jk]

@@jonathanmiller4184 buses have the priorities tho. That's the law. Who cares if no one likes it. A little inconvenience isn't gonna be the death of you sweetie

[@Faiith1964]

Poor baby jumped to get out of the way.

[@trinijam4021]

He's so tiny I'm infuriated

[@randygross1050]

He's not a baby

[@trinijam4021]

@@randygross1050 True... A child? Lol. Human... Not an adult.... not a teenager... Not a baby.

[@barrycuda6866]

@@randygross1050 That is a baby

[@randygross1050]

@@barrycuda6866 "Baby" is a synonymous term for an infant

[@lauriesmith4575]

He needs to be banned from driving permanently. If he was willing to keep inching forward like he was, I have no doubt he'd have absolutely gunned the gas, and driven over one or several just to avoid having to wait behind the buses. He's a danger to society, with no concern for anyone else's life but his own.

[@potatopancake240]

Arrest him for child endangerment and never let him have a license again. This is ridiculous!! So happy the kids are okay and that didn't end in tragedy, it very well could have

[@lochi._5932]

as a high schooler who has been almost hit by drivers getting off the school bus more times than I can't count, it is terrifying, and seeing it happen in other places really makes me ticked off. we shouldn't have to fear that we'll be hit when we're trying to get home or to school..

[@jayasmrmore3687]

Cross carefully

[@bkbekka3039]

You are 1000% correct! It's such a shame that your generation and the ones that will follow, have to think (even for a minute, a second!!!) about protecting their lives, way above the level of simple common sense. When I went to school my biggest worry was 'looking both ways & again before crossing a street. (An example of simple common sense.) Nowadays, kids, have it rougher in regards to crazy idiots like this driver, school shooters, etc While yall have it easier in other ways, I'm sure the tradeoff is unfair. Be safe out there! Always!

[@lunarcorpse]

My sister was hit in the parking lot because someone was driving too fast. She should have sued them because she was limping when she came home.

[@TikTokisGay877]

Lmao

[@wedemboyz]

Lochi, if you've "almost [been] hit by drivers getting off the school bus more times than [you] can count, YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM lol

[@juliannaestep1005]

Absolutely STUPID how people can't wait a min or two for kids to cross !

[@All_Glory]

To be fair the buses sometimes take like 5-10 minutes on a one way street😅

[@airsickspace9272]

@@All_Glory so that’s no time. You can wait

[@twistedbliss58]

@@airsickspace9272 people have things to do and places to be

[@samij2141]

Even if I really hate what he/she did and I would never do something like that But let's be real it ain't 2 mins they take as long as possible because they know they have the law with them and its fkn annoying lol

[@endertobias1908]

@@twistedbliss58 bro its 5 minutes

[@stacyg.8516]

Omg. It amazes me how some people think they can get away with this kind of stupid behavior. I hope there are cameras and this driver is held responsible and he gets what he deserves for putting children’s lives at risk. If I were one of the parents of any of these kids I would find out who ran thru and go and teach them a lil lesson

[@Ahdbfbfbeh]

New Yorkers vote for Hochul. She rewards criminals

[@amandataebby]

I was waiting behind a school bus in front of a school one morning, the kids were about to get off it. It was one lane of traffic, but the road was just wide enough that a car could still go around and squeeze through. The car in back of me began a move to go around me and pass the bus, but I pulled out and blocked it. F that, they weren't getting around if I could stop it.

[@peter8488]

That driver shouldn't be driving anymore, driving isn't a right, it's a privilege.

[@skip031890]

So is voting.

[@justarandomsovietofficerwi2023]

Heh. Say that to women in Arabia.

[@michaeladamski]

@@justarandomsovietofficerwi2023 In the U S it's a privilege. We have to pass a couple of test and pay for it.

[@sandyfyffe6849]

I love the fact you can hear the anger and emotion in these peoples voices, they're reporting on it, because it's their job, but they are also furious about it, as they, and every sane person should be. I hope this driver ends up in jail for a very, *very* long time.

[@tronicol235]

Quite an overreaction

[@sandyfyffe6849]

@@tronicol235 so far, 72 people disagree with you.

[@mustasheolll2020]

@@sandyfyffe6849 yr comment is a year old and his is 19 hours old, what do you expect?

[@mustasheolll2020]

I think a huge fine and maybe a little prison time would be appropriate, he was only 23 I think he deserves a second chance.

[@bennyvesuvio3364]

​@@tronicol235 You are probably the driver.

[@99.99]

6 million children died in this attack! Send Money!

[@notmebutyou8350]

I'm glad none of the children were hurt. But, I think what shocks me the most is that there are actually people in the comment section defending the driver's actions, or at least trying to justify them....That driver should NOT have been on the sidewalk. Period. SMH.

[@bigbay1159]

Yeah I just pointed out a moron who was trying to do the same. These people are just morons who have no personal accountability

[@777Skeptic]

That's the kind of person that thinks everyone else is drives like an idiot.

[@chewvicious7384]

People are so unpatient and stupid. That person could of killed someone. That's sad that people are like this.

[@randygross1050]

Impatient *

[@susanjones2276]

Impatient and could HAVE killed... Grammar...

[@tempraindrop3992]

@@susanjones2276 this ain’t a spelling bee

[@jvjv8093]

The driver was stopping when the kids were walking though. The reporter made it worse for him by saying "he almost mowed them down". I understand it's wrong and dangerous for a car to be on the sidewalk especially if there are children but I don't think it's right to exaggerate the danger he posed.

[@gpturner0924]

@@jvjv8093 there was no exaggeration here. Driving on the sidewalk is not okay, and there is a reason it's a crime.

[@grannysweet]

How is it possible that grown men on the scene didn't stop the driver? I'm an old woman in a walker and I'd have stop the evil driver. Shame on the driver, take away the driver license Forever!! Shame on the cowardly men who let it happen and didn't really protect the kids. Please follow up with the judge.

[@justinjones5173]

Downright reckless! Take away this person’s license and throw them in Jail. Unbelievable…

[@JoeTheJew]

Fair warning, if I see someone doing this they are just 100% pulled out of the car. I’ve worked with school districts for a while now and anyone who would do this absolutely deserves a beat down.

[@bijuutamer729]

That probably would have made things worse as this dude would probably ram a school bus than get the beat down he deserves

[@JoeTheJew]

@@bijuutamer729 you just stay in front of them until they get out. Or let them try to hit you and take a hood ride 😂

[@remingtonrojas]

This will also be the type who will not think twice to hurt you so think about that. Its not all flowers to be a hero.

[@supergoodadvice853]

@@remingtonrojas And if they try and do that, mag dump them.

[@JoeTheJew]

@@supergoodadvice853 💯💯

[@StalloneSiciliano]

that guy standing there should've sat on the hood of the car until the kids were all inside. I would've.

[@thomasross7376]

Nah if the man was capable of putting kids lives endanger what makes you think he cares about yours. I would have just stopped the kids and let the car pass. Not worth putting the kids life endanger.

[@PaulPavloPablo]

@@thomasross7376 Yes, stopping the kids from crossing would be the best idea.

[@blackfacehardon5163]

And he would of drove off with u

[@corypierce8663]

That person is driving like a maniac he might hurt someone, I better stop him by jumping on his car... really? smh

[@StalloneSiciliano]

@@corypierce8663 that looked a nice car so if he didn't want it damaged he'd stop. I'd give my life to save a kids

[@xstudentjake5400]

Here's the update... (Feel like he walked away Scott free) UPDATE: Samuel Itzkowitz, 23, has been arrested and issued a desk appearance ticket in connection with this incident. He is charged with four misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to stop for a school bus, and driving on the sidewalk.

[@commonsensecorner7275]

I kept thinking that I was reading that wrong… 🤦🏽‍♀️ Prayerfully, they caught them and took their license FOREVER!!!

[@cherellepalacios5587]

What a selfish disrespectful person! Thank God he didn't hit any of the children!

[@gellichan09]

He’s an example of why car insurance for young adults are so high. I’m glad none of the kids got hurt

[@Kingdom_Of_Dreams]

Also, driving accidents are the leading cause of death for young adults and teens in the U.S.

[@ymmij388]

How do the two things relate at all? Or are you just assuming it was a young person driving?

[@Makeuploveculture]

Was it a young adult driving?

[@n.w.414]

Wow, assuming it was a young driver? I bet it wasn’t.

[@lamol8395]

@@n.w.414 The driver is 23 yo, so he is a young driver.

[@mrsTraveller64]

But the man standing there seemed okay with it! He looked like "wait, one child is still crossing, now it's all clear, you may go"! He didn't look even a bit angry or frustrated.

[@nycrelated3504]

These schools buses be wildin taking over the entire road like people ain’t got no where to go

[@hometreasuresii]

Expect it and use another street. Twice a day the school busses are in front of schools. Where do you expect them to be?

[@rukiakuchiki6187]

It's against the law to drive on the side walk! God just wait!

[@blackfacehardon5163]

Not in Florida ..its legal

[@DarlingNikki2]

@@blackfacehardon5163 Well, Florida is a special place unto itself lol!

[@blackfacehardon5163]

@@DarlingNikki2 LMAO Ya your tellin me Try dealing with these idiots everyday I dont like leaving my house 😥

[@angel-nv7jk]

@@blackfacehardon5163 man, then try to avoid Cali or N.Texas. some of the crazy smucks to ever exist that make you question your own sanity sometimes. I feel for you man

[@yourfather5324]

Really?

[@darjohn9550]

I'm confused as to why the person standing there didn't stop the kids as they were getting off the bus. I yhink he was too shocked to react. Granted it was completely out of the norm but I wouldn't want him responsible for my kids.

[@darjohn9550]

@@mhgesreva9681 Reread my comment, see that I alluded to the car being on the sidewalk as not being normal, and then kick rocks.

[@Tat2d_Barbi_420]

I thought the same thing! Especially after he looked directly at the car & still let a child get off the bus. Like really?!

[@keikey9123]

But shocked he just didn't want to die himself

[@river8760]

I agree! He definitely should’ve done that!

[@satlva2908]

Right!!!!! He should of just let the car go. Letting them cross was pretty stupid and not worth the risk. No one would of known about this, if the guy just let him go. So dumb on BOTH parts

[@pranavakshit]

This doesn't infuriate me, he was waiting for the students to cross, he waited for the last one. I can understand his hurry, he must've been in a hurry, like someone loved one in hospital dying. No one looks at the guy's hurry, or even tries to understand.

[@Trainmanproductions]

I think busses need a heavy steel beam that comes out when they are stopped so it totals your car if you hit it

[@w-n-cw-n-c923]

Wtf is wrong with him 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤬🤬

[@JednaJedinaJa85]

PLEASE PUT THIS PERSON IN PRISON AND TAKE HIS LICENSE AWAY “FOREVER”!!!

[@streetsareforpeople723]

there was an ADULT THERE! What did he do, NOTHING!! I would stand in the way of this reckless motor vehicle and would have been punching the hood if they tried to move. Call 9-1-1 while blocking this guy. It's sad he wasn't willing to do anything as the only adult around outside of the buses/bus drivers. I see that driver WAS CHARGED. for this, but didn't see what the sentencing would be. This should have included public safety work around schools (if the perp isn't a perv/SO) and loss of privilege to drive, FOREVER. There is no world where this man should ever be able to legally drive again. But likely after fines are paid, this guy was able to get back into his car and endanger the lives of others once again. Our laws around cars, and the willingness for judges to take away such privilege need a lot of work.

[@lizapissa2300]

I’m not even Jewish, and I can’t help but to get supremest vibes from this in addition to heartless greed.

[@johnedwards80]

This happens all to often I drove school bus for several years people think they are special sadly they would kill a child rather than wait .

[@rachelamanda6880]

The fact that he knew his car could fit through there makes me think that this wasn't the first time he did this.

[@ok-hk8lx]

Honestly it's pretty obvious that a car can fit there

[@davelowets]

The camera WOULD have caught him if it wasn't.... 🤦🏻

[@dannyk3154]

The side walk looked big enough for a car tbh

[@crystallyzert148]

Why was the adult just standing there... didn’t intervene at all.. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Good thing the kids were smart.

[@morganjsmith1710]

I mean In England it’s the child’s fault if they are hit leaving a bus. Not the cars fault they don’t have to wait. Even if there hit by the bus it’s the kids fault for not crossing properly

[@redzoom7857]

Take his license, that’s just insanely dangerous, total disregard for those kids.

[@LaurenOrion]

Thank goodness the father or teacher was standing there realising what was happening and kept an eye on them

[@imaninternettroll1660]

whatever it was a coward. it should have jumped in front of car or smashed its window it just watched

[@_dj_dubz_]

@@imaninternettroll1660 you look away from the kids to grab something to smash and now boom he's run over a kid

[@maximotorn3113]

This man is legit living his life like if he was playing GTA lmao

[@elainefarley1895]

I hope this person was arrested, fined, jailed, and driver's license taken away. This person is dangerous!

[@WolfPrideProductions]

So he apparently turned himself in: "Itzkowitz, who lives less than a half-mile away, was charged with several counts of reckless endangerment, reckless driving, failure to stop for a school bus, and driving a motor vehicle on a sidewalk, police said." Couldn't find what happened after court, but seems like he didn't get away with it at least, hopefully he got his license taken away.

[@darjohn9550]

Thanks for sharing. Glad tbey got him.

[@amandacox4211]

Thank you for taking the time to look for the information and posting it here! It's always nice to know when they catch the idiots! 😏

[@MrAudienceMember2662015]

I very much appreciate you posting this follow up.

[@Emperor_Palpatine_66]

Thank you. You are a credit to the empire

[@Emperor_Palpatine_66]

@Cyndi Rothrock use your aggressive feelings!

[@topcat6565]

Hows the adult standing right there not even trying to stop that clown

[@dyscea]

No judgement. He was probably too shocked or too trusting of the guy. Should have stood in front of it until all the kids walked across, but it was very quick.

[@dyscea]

@jbom26 quick in a sense that decision making isn’t always at peak performance. How often do we make eye contact as a pedestrian to a driver and trust that they’ll stay where they are? That said, they need to train the adults for more scenarios such as put yourself immediately between the students and a car.

[@thelostsoul77777]

@jbom26 well next time you jump in front of a car that's willing to drive on a sidewalk. See how far you get, idiot

[@dyscea]

@jbom26 correct. Yet it happens all the time sadly. Especially in cases where you can't afforded or not willing to pay for maximum safety. For example, this man might be a volunteer parent. Can't fire a volunteer. You can send angry parents and KZbin's to them, but I doubt they'll get real punishment. That's not the priority anyway. It should be ensuring the future safety of the children. More training? Block the sidewalk? Better drop off system? I'm not saying there shouldn't be justice. But let's not lose sight about safety and prevention.

[@Ddevil24]

@@thelostsoul77777 no one asking him to jump Infront of the car idiot. Just stop the kids from walking n let the car pass first

[@tyronetyrone6462]

Little boy looking like ninja is u crazy 😅

[@theadventureinsider]

School bus or not, just the fact alone that he drove up on a sidewalk, at least unauthorized, is wild

[@spqrtejano8026]

Only a crazy person would have jumped the sidewalk like!!

[@IppiopaidFEEDBACK]

That was utterly disgusting! If he/she doesn’t get jail time, there’s no hope for humanity!

[@yazminecaraballo8863]

jail time for what? he didn't kill no one.... any evil person would just run over those kids without caring but he DIDN'T....he was just in a rush....prob had an emergency?? one of his family member died ? we don't know the reason why he did it

[@kb-follower5473]

There will never be hope for humanity the fact that this incident makes you realize it means your oblivious

[@idiotperson5555]

His name was Samuel Ittzowitz age 23 he got arrested with a desk appreciation. Charge for four misdemeanor counts of reckless endangerment and driving and failure to stop for a bus

[@idiotperson5555]

@@yazminecaraballo8863 are you f****** stupid he drove on a sidewalk drove past a bus wrist children's alive and you're saying he harmed no one he could have and it's dangerous he's not even supposed to be allowed to drive on the sidewalk it's really unbelievable that you don't know it's illegal to simply not drive on a sidewalk or pass a school bus with children getting off

[@hometreasuresii]

@@yazminecaraballo8863 no excuse

[@youngeshmoney]

I don't blame him. I can tell none of the people in this comment section live in NY😂.

[@professional.commentator]

Facts! I mean the driver messed up big time but still you can't blame him. Those school buses take forever!

[@youngeshmoney]

@@professional.commentator yup especially in Jew town, they act like they own the road. HUNDREDS of school buses and most of the time there's no kids on them, they use it for personal use, like a cab sometimes 🤣

[@osagiee.guobadia-secondytc4624]

Whoever is the driver of the Toyota car shall be arrested. > : (

[@MrBagui-ll6jx]

That's crazy human beings!

[@natokaitado]

I know I’m late to the party. But my dad (former army drill Sargent) used to be a bus driver and he didn’t give any crap nor accept any crap as a driver but was also fair. (Like for high-schoolers if they treated his bus with respect and didn’t trash or vandalized his bus, he would park in front of a store on his route and give them 10mins to go and get things from the store).. As for not giving any crap he once got onto another bus parked along side his for pick up. And berated a student for throwing trash at students on his bus (mainly mad at them for throw trash at his bus).. And had this been my dad dropping off these kids. He would pulled that driver out of their car. And beat the living crap out of him.

[@SaltiDawg2008]

Did he know how to spell his rate?

[@a.florschutzcamplin9011]

Sounds like smthng my dad, his dad would have done. Beat the living daylights out of the fool in a car, on the sidewalk.

[@wandareed2452]

@@SaltiDawg2008 what is that supposed to mean??

[@davidback92]

Attempted murder? Didn't care a bit about those little children. Pure evil!

[@Jeromeromesheltonrecords]

The kid is like yo bra u almost hit me

[@Mastermav11]

Has this person been arrested yet

[@62202ify]

I just came from a safety class at my School Bus job, and they showed this video, YES, that person was caught, inmates will eat him for lunch.

[@skapunker1986]

@@62202ify Is it normal in America that when you commit a crime and go to jail, that all your inmates are informed of your actions ? i often see these type of comments, and i wonder how much merrit goes to it. does it mean when you go to jail in America all your privacy is lost and inmates can look up the crimes of their fellow inmates, or is it just all heresay ?

[@62202ify]

@@skapunker1986 they read newspapers, and they have t.v.

[@ellebelle6439]

@@skapunker1986 word probably gets around

[@dominiquejenkins5495]

@@skapunker1986 no they have paper work and they ask what are you in for if they don't believe thell go to your cell and get your paper work

[@linak7155]

Disregard for human life is at all time high, sad!

[@verawoods1316]

I agree!

[@babecat2000]

@@tardis3962 antisemitic nonsense

[@tardis3962]

@@babecat2000 most school in new york are Jewish school how is that racist

[@neiko9251]

People are driving crazy lately.

[@litigioussociety4249]

I can't believe he thought he'd get away with it.

[@dragongamer051]

I think someone plays to much gta And yes, he was caught and charged

[@joeboden8898]

WHO DOES SOMETHING THIS STUPID, PULL THEIR LICENSE INDEFINITELY AN A TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR FIND"

[@miranda23ize]

Is this guy on drugs !? What a nutjob. Doesnt care about anyone but himself. Should be put in jail

[@sjegannath6295]

I can't believe the fact that Salman Khan got driving license in US

[@theindooroutdoorsman]

Passing stopped school busses needs to be a felony for the first offense.

[@spaceboi1472]

It was probably DIO in that car

[@isabellavalencia8026]

I cannot believe that how could someone give themselves the right to do such a thing when they see all those sweet little children just trying to get to school please tell me that this person is going to be held accountable for this!?!?!?!?

[@car24dude]

This driver should be charged with attempted murder.

[@amandaaitken5985]

My god the children couldnt even see over the bumper! How reckless . This could have been a story about dead children.Disgraceful behaviour.

[@Napoleon1323]

I can't believe this driver had guts to pull this. DMV should take away this person driver license period.

[@Sook995]

That grown man crossing the kids did nothing

[@gsilva220]

The law is at their side, they can take as much time as they want to get those kids out and they can park wherever and however they want. If you don't want to wait for 15 to 20 minutes behind a school bus, plan your route away from school zones.

[@MontanaDior]

I can’t believe the driver got charged with misdemeanor offenses... 🤬😤

[@terrapinflyer273]

Wreckless driving has become a VERY serious issue here in StL. I don't even want to leave my driveway anymore because of it. Unless I absolutely have to. Not to mention random highway shootings over the last 6 yrs or so. We really need much tougher laws on driving offenses.

[@dad7335]

What a way to blow this out of proportion though, at no point was anyone in danger, he stopped and waited for the kids to pass but they acted like he drove by at 100mph with no remorse. He's still an idiot but I feel like they just said this stuff to get people mad or something.

[@Rune__]

It’s bad enough driving on the sidewalk But him speeding up just makes it a whole other level of stupid...........

[@spicysalad4140]

New York is so cool and diverse - Looks like a different country!

[@angel-nv7jk]

They also act like it. Shame they can't just be. Instead us poor Americans have to claim them

[@spicysalad4140]

@@angel-nv7jk That's what makes this country so great though, the City especially. It's a giant melting pot. That said, I think I know where you're coming from. Certain groups don't assimilate into the whole or even make an effort to coexist with their neighbors in a healthy, respectful, and holistically beneficial way.

[@hellofriends1516]

@@spicysalad4140 omg I thought you were being sarcastic, but you weren't 😬

[@dloren6183]

We have fallen as a country.. it is apparent in every aspect of life in America

[@lorenzcobretti9862]

speeding off while kids could still be on those remaining school buses in line was just a plain idiotic act.

[@randomdude4360]

The fact that even tho he is on the sidewalk he still doesnt wait for the kids to pass infuriates me even more

[@mena94x3]

It’s been a year, we need an update!

[@Moemoe-st3yp]

Honestly I live in this area they need to fix how the busses stop this causes traffic everyday they need to add stops where busses can stand and drop off kids for safety

[@mena94x3]

Moe moe - Buses stopping every other block, etc. to pick up or drop off cause traffic everywhere, not just where you live. It can get annoying / frustrating, yes, but in the big picture, it’s an extremely temporary inconvenience. As adults, we should be able to handle it. People who endanger kids simply because they don’t have the maturity or patience to wait, deserve jail time. Simple as that.

[@agravery223]

@@mena94x3 actually these buses take it super far... they cut across the entire street and drop off kids literally on the same block... so you stop 2 to 3 times on the same block... not all bus drivers do that. The car on the side walk was 100% wrong, I am not justifying his behavior just pointing out that those buses seriously are inconvenient and it's a lot longer than you think... a lot longer seriously 😐

[@mena94x3]

A Gravery - That’s only assuming I’ve never experienced the infuriating experience of getting stuck behind school busses that make multiple stops on the same block. It’s not a localized phenomenon.

[@Moemoe-st3yp]

No lie also some bus drivers hit red lights and also try to race u and also blocks u off trust me some of these drivers take it to the heart

[@taylabatchelder7175]

If I were that teacher standing at the side of the school buses I would be like: "Sir,(or ma'am if it was a woman) you better back yo @ss up because this is not where you're supposed to be!" and move in front of the car

[@TheRoyalrudy]

Yes going on the sidewalk is crazy, but for me it was the excelerstion passing the other buses that got me. You saw how the kids just walked right onto the sidewalk not expecting a vehicle. Thankfully the other buses were already empty or hadn't opened there doors yet.

[@ravsingh5347]

Shouldn't arrest him...... They should hand him over to the parents in the middle of an open field 😢

[@3sper_06]

Oof a fate worse than death itself

[@nevergonnagiveyouup1180]

Had us in the first half not gonna lie