Bloomfield Township police are cracking down on drivers who illegally pass stopped school buses, issuing eight citations in just the first three weeks of the new school year.

The violations were captured on video by cameras mounted on a school bus, showing multiple vehicles driving past the bus with the stop arms extended and red lights flashing. Each violation carries a $500 fine that can be mailed directly to the vehicle owner.

"Today, we're three weeks into school and we posted a video that we saw that had several violators blowing right past that school bus stop arm," Sgt. Nick Soley with the Bloomfield Township Police Department said.

That most recent incident occurred on Franklin Road near Maple Road on Sept. 4, where video footage shows several cars ignoring a stopped school bus.

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