Just over one year ago, Oneida County and the Oneida County Sheriff’s Department partnered with Verra Mobility’s CrossingGuard school bus stop-arm enforcement program.
When the stop arm is deployed, the camera automatically detects vehicles that pass the stopped bus within the enforcement zone.
When an event occurs, the cameras record video of the vehicle and capture event images including the vehicle, its license plate, and the extended stop-arm.
The violation video and license plate images are then reviewed by the Oneida County Sheriff ’s Office for approval prior to a citation being issued.
By the recent completion of the 2023-24 school year, the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office had issued a total of 852 citations for passing stopped school buses within the eight school districts that are part of this program.
These were:
Holland Patent–54 citations issued for passing a stopped school bus.
New Hartford–178 citations issued for passing a stopped
school bus.
New York Mills–97 citations issued for passing a stopped school bus.
Rome City–77 citations issued for passing a stopped school bus.
Sauquoit Valley–34 citations issued for passing a stopped school bus.
Waterville–33 citations issued for passing a stopped school bus.
Westmoreland–97 citations issued for passing a stopped school bus.
Whitesboro–282 citations issued for passing a stopped. ...
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