More Than 73,000 Citations Were Issued In 2025 In Suffolk To Drivers Illegally Passing School Buses

PATCHOGUE, NY — Suffolk Executive Ed Romaine will be joined by members of the police department, school district officials, and students in Patchogue Wednesday to announce the county’s Operation Safe Stop, a region-wide campaign to increase enforcement and educate that passing a stopped school bus is dangerous and illegal.

Operation Safe Stop, which will be launched this year at Saxon Middle School, is being incorporated into National School Bus Safety Week, which takes place this week.

The county's School Bus Safety program issued more than 73,000 citations to the owners of vehicles illegally passing school buses in 2025, according to the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency.

The event will kick off at 11 a.m. on Saxon Street in Patchogue.