UPS driver charged after going around stopped school bus

[@jamesrice4072]

As a commercial driver, I guarantee he was fired. Most companies have a ZERO tolerance policy on passing school buses.

[@CaptchaNeon]

It’s about time! Stop blaming the kids, it is illegal to pass a stopped school bus PERIOD!

[@dmartinztx]

It's horrifying to watch this. Bus drivers can always remind each child getting off the bus NOT TO RUN.

[@dmartinztx]

And parents can remind their kids everyday to remember NOT TO RUN when getting off the bus.

[@swmovan]

Yes! I see so many kids take off running across the street, after getting off the bus, leaving school, etc. And I've seen a few close calls. I tell my granddaughter to walk & NOT to run. If something happens, it is easier to react & change course, when walking.

[@zachwachs7913]

I'm a UPS Driver and I'm personally angry at my fellow UPSER for completely disregarding his training. I expect this behavior from fedex and Amazon but not from UPS, we are far better trained then they are. I hope this driver never does this shit again because it's an embarrassment to the uniform and very reckless.

[@danpp6175]

I think when people start running the bus stop signs and other cautionary signs they should lose their driving privileges for 5 years remember driving is a privilege not a right

[@quotidian5077]

No we should put all the responsibilities on the kids crossing, so we as adults can drive as careless as we please. I'm kidding of course.

[@GrandMasterLynx]

This is why you always look both ways and if you’re passing a large vehicle look again before crossing

[@janyceparks8326]

34 years or not, he should be fired. He obviously knew the law.

[@meahdahlgren6537]

Right

[@gracefulcat68]

i don't think doxxing this driver needed his name released... i'm sure he lost his job anyway once this was reported. journalists and media need to be more cautious.

[@spudman12382]

Probably not

[@sh0t0kan]

union job probably wasn't fired but suspended.

[@ameetbarot4270]

@@sh0t0kan Just curious, what movie or tv show is your profile picture from

[@sh0t0kan]

@@ameetbarot4270 batman

[@CaptchaNeon]

Yeah sure. Let him nearly kill your kids and see if you defend withholding his name. He’s a criminal now and it’s public record.

[@grahvis]

Why are the kids not taught basic road safety? You NEVER cross the road from behind or in front of a large vehicle, you wait until it has moved away and you can check the road is clear from both directions.

[@quotidian5077]

This is how they have kids cross. It's not the kids fault. That stop sign and those lights on the bus is for us the adults who have drivers licenses to follow. Its not that hard.

[@quotidian5077]

My husband was a bus driver and it was his responsibility to make sure the kids crossed the road safely. Those are the rules. Re-read your drivers manual.

[@grahvis]

@@quotidian5077 . Where in the driver's manual does it teach children how to cross the road safely and not have to place all their trust in others to do the right thing? You can't always rely on others to obey the rules.

[@gage51desoto]

How about this is 100% the drivers fault. Stop for a stopped school bus end of story. Do not go blaming the innocents. The UPS driver was being a jerk and breaking the law not the kids nor the bus driver. There was only o e law breaker

[@grahvis]

@@gage51desoto . Who is blaming the innocents? It would seem that parents and others teaching children how to cross the road safely, is not considered to matter, as a consequence, the innocent suffer. Road safety is down to everybody, drivers, teachers and parents.

[@nataliemattoon5218]

As a bus rider in the 80’s bus drivers always got out with a stop sign , helping us cross the roads.

[@Keaton0801]

That’s in California, and no offense, but that is the dumbest thing ever. Nothing at that point is stopping a kid from getting behind the wheel, and taking off, unless there is a bus monitor on board. In which case that is unnecessary on a non-special needs bus, and the schools in CA are wasting money.

[@Mrburger-um8by]

Sad part is even cars you can be stopped behind a bus at a safe distance and I have had other car drivers blowing horn's giving me the fist to go around .... It's just not truck driver....crazy...

[@heanewto]

I know! It's awful! Even people who should know better don't! My mother once had a NY state trooper pass her bus on the right side when she was mid drop off. Her kids were standing on the shoulder 10 feet from the front end of her bus getting ready to be crossed. The trooper came within 15 feet of where the kids were standing before he stopped. Yes, he had his light and sirens on but my mom couldn't abandon her drop-off because kids were standing on the shoulder. She completed her drop-off by crossing the kids safely to their driveway. (This is the law in NYS for school bus drivers for this situation. It's right in the DMV drivers manual for school bus drivers.) The trooper proceeded to abandon his call and come on my mom's bus to spend the next 5 minutes chewing her out for not pulling over for an emergency vehicle. She informed him she couldn't because she had kids off the bus mid crossing procedure and safely completed it as efficiently as possible like she had been trained to do in this situation. He proceeded ask for her license/etc. And write up a "warning" for my mom. He then went on his emergency! My mom was told by her boss to not worry. She did the right thing. The school district reported the trooper using the information on the "warning." Nothing else ever was mentioned about it.

[@quotidian5077]

@@heanewto Adults who are selfish do this.

[@pizzapartytime1826]

Glad they realized that they just can’t walk out without looking!

[@amandadaniel9598]

Hello how are you doing?

[@Keaton0801]

yes, because they need to watch out for crazy driver’s like yourself. If you pass a stopped school bus from behind, then you are a crazy driver, and need to be taken off the road.

[@pizzapartytime1826]

@@Keaton0801 bro, I don’t drive don’t assume. But sometimes you don’t have the right away. In the situation, the kids did. I mean in regular life. It’s a good life skill to learn. And personally, I don’t think you’re a very good parent if you don’t teach your kid.

[@swmovan]

Maybe he was used to seeing everyone else ignore the lights, so he did too.

[@robertruiz407]

It's also the school bus drivers responsibility to check their surroundings before letting the children off the bus.

[@clairekitchen5627]

The kids need to be trained to STOP before stepping out in traffic. I tell my kids to not only wait for my signal but to also LOOK for themselves. Kids just won't listen until something like this happens.

[@heanewto]

@Johnny Rep Because of course drivers need less incentives to drive like bats out of you no where!

[@mizzury54]

The blame in this incident lies entirely with the UPS driver. The kids were already off the bus when this driver decided to go around.

[@brittanyfischer1812]

Why would you go around a stopped school bus

[@bamagrl26]

He should have been charged.

[@bradobbink6564]

stop sign should stick out 6 feet

[@linorful]

I smell a get rich scam coming

[@georgannconway2845]

Not UPS drivers fault. The red lights were not on which meant stop sign was not out. The bus driver did not make sure everyone was stopped and those lights are on before opening that door!

[@e100vids2]

need some tv public service commercials, anf neon orange and green on the bus and around that stop sign.

[@zachwachs7913]

I'm a UPS Driver and I can tell you it's 100 % the fault of my fellow driver. We are trained very well to avoid shit like this and this driver completely disregarded his training and did something very reckless.

[@danpp6175]

And if you have a CDL which he did you lose it forever this will reduce traffic accidents

[@zachwachs7913]

We don't need a CDL to drive package cars. Get your facts straight.

[@danpp6175]

@@zachwachs7913 well doesn't matter you should lose any f****** license especially if you want to be an a****** like this maybe dog owners who treat their dogs like actual children should be able to defend such whatever means necessary including up to deadly force

[@zachwachs7913]

@@danpp6175 yeah I have 8 dogs and they are like my children. If anyone tried to harm my dogs I would kill them not injure,, kill.

[@bajabum7736]

At least he wasn’t speeding as well

[@alexkouvolo2477]

When will see the bus video? As I look at the buss from the original video, I don't see the red lights flashing.

[@christinareid7810]

When the door is open, the stop sign automatically comes out. Also, rule of the road for decades to NEVER pass a stopped bus.

[@alexkouvolo2477]

@@christinareid7810 I'm sorry. My bus can open the door without the stop arm being out. The stop arm only comes out when I activate the warning lights. I drive a Bluebitd bus.

[@kayevans1720]

He should spend 6 months to a year in prison

[@paulfharris175]

Here in Kiwiland kids must wait ✋ for the School 🏫 🚌 to move away from the stop before crossing the road and to cross ✝️ behind the bus

[@amandadaniel9598]

Hello paul, how are you doing?

[@grahvis]

Same in the UK, also parents waiting for small children, wait on the side of the road where the kids will be getting off then cross the road with them.

[@quotidian5077]

Here the responsibility is on the bus drivers to wait, and make sure the kids cross safely. It's also the responsibility of licensed drivers behind the bus to know how to read and understand a stop sign.

[@brittanylightbourn8896]

Good kids didn’t get hit,&,Good he’s charge.

[@tanyacollier9878]

He should have his license taken forever if not for a very long time

[@justinhumphrey3090]

He has 32 years of safe driving at UPS. He drives 8-12 hours a day 5 days a week for the past 34 years. Everyone makes mistakes every once in a while. Nobody is perfect.

[@klumog1]

Glad the children are ok! I worked for UPS 40 years and know that driver was and still is tore up over the incident. Believe me they laid him off and after investigation they fired him. I know it was a bad mistake but drivers are under unbelievable pressure to stay on schedule. The kids are safe thank God and hopefully the driver was able to keep his retirement.

[@longbeach225]

Amazon drivers and many of the delivery drivers are under pressure now because people continues to demand they must have this item on this day.

[@kimberlydelaho2218]

No they are under pressure because delivery companies are after the all mighty dollar.

[@quotidian5077]

@Johnny Rep Adults are often careless drivers. You have the license, you should know the laws.

[@TheMortalkombat2007]

@@longbeach225 I bought a television two weeks ago and on the day the delivery, it was storming so horribly, I was actually hoping the USP would not deliver that day but they did anyway. The driver's safety and others on the road are more important than packages delivered on-time.

[@jinxpnw]

You cant be fucking serious lol? WOW you're just a useless as that UPS driver. How you got a license is beyond astounding. Please tell us you're done driving?

[@danpp6175]

Hey news what's more important a UPS driver running a stopped school bus or the missing kids that nobody wants to talk about

[@quotidian5077]

Both.

[@danpp6175]

@@quotidian5077 so why less on kids missing and more on bus stop running

[@nathanharris4605]

Y’all got on the news for this what a joke

[@quotidian5077]

You watched it.

[@braddalton9260]

I drive for a living a semi and don't think this couldn't be bus driver at fault by not putting on lights or sign out when they should have I have had a bus driver pull out in front of me then stop coming down a hill way to close to pull out then put stop arm out and I had to take road less traveled lucky a safe area was available but mind-blowing a idiot would do that and I have seen many other things like bus pass me come way to close to my truck and instantly slammed breaks due to rail road tracks another near miss that's just two I can think of that stand out the most but who thinks it's a good idea to pass a semi only to stop in 50 feet and in a 55 mph speed limit they really have no standards for who is hired cuz I see no reason the bus is not in middle of road to make sure no one can go around

[@williamfoster4710]

He's a union driver he don't need to worry about losing his job

[@spudman12382]

True story

[@amandadaniel9598]

Hello William, how are you doing?

[@jamespawlowski4310]

NO Stop arm,,,just a Stop sign.

[@clairekitchen5627]

Many busses don't have stop arms.

[@quotidian5077]

Stop means??

[@donmcc6573]

The bus driver is supposed to be watching traffic and giving the kids hand signals when it is safe to go.

[@lilmuddr]

If I had kids and they ran out on the road like that ,believe me when they got in the house. First thing they would be grounded for one month with absolutely no electronics whatsoever. Then they would get a trip to the emergency room so I could show them all the hurt patients, and then a trip to the ICU to show them even worse patients. Then I would take them to the cemetery and show them where they could have ended up. The UPS driver, the bus driver, and the kids are all guilty.

[@sethc6663]

Then they would need to spend the rest of their life in therapy 😧

[@claudiavy]

please don't have children

[@maxbang1813]

Some idiot needed their "beauty products", so this guy decided to blow by a Scool bus. He / she broke the law. Unfortunately, that decision will change their life forever.

[@clairekitchen5627]

As he should be.

[@itscork]

“Their lives are forever changed.” Oh for the love of Pete! LOOK BEFORE CROSSING!!!! FFS.

[@heanewto]

Children cannot see around the bus if they crossing! He came out of no where after driver had cleared them to cross!

[@itscork]

@@heanewto I agree. Lessons to be learned: 1). Look for yourself. Don’t allow someone else to look for you. 2). If you drive past school busses, you’re a dick. Don’t be a dick. I just thought the “their lives are forever changed” line was overly dramatic.

[@grahvis]

@@heanewto . That is why they should wait until the bus moves on and they can see.

[@heanewto]

@@itscork I get that and kids are instructed to do so! My mom just retired after driving for 22 years. She always crossed her kids by giving them a signal it was safe. She used her mirrors to make sure traffic was good. She's had people from behind try to pass her before but made great use of her air horn and outside PA system. I get the overdramatic part a bit! The problem is there have been too many times it was a tragedy!

[@quotidian5077]

Or adults can just follow basic driving rules.