Driver charged for passing school bus

Police received report of erratic driver

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Caption: The minimum fine for passing a school bus with red flashing lights is $1,000. (Bert Savard/CBC)

P.E.I RCMP have charged a driver with passing a school bus with the red lights flashing, after receiving a report of erratic driving Thursday afternoon.
Police received the complaint a little before 4 p.m. when a car was seen driving past a school bus that had activated its flashing red lights on Route #2 near Warren Grove Road.
RCMP say they located the car a short time later, and the driver was charged for overtaking school bus when red lights flashing.
RCMP noted the minimum penalty for this offence is $1000 and eight demerit points, and that the risk to students is even more serious.