School bus driver with 37 children on board charged with speeding in Hamilton

An on-duty school bus driver has been charged with speeding in Hamilton.

According to OPP Sgt Kerry Schmidt, officers stopped the school bus which had 37 children on board.

When it was stopped, police say it was doing 105 km/h in a posted 80 km/h zone.

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School bus stopped #Hwy6 in #Hamilton loaded with 37 children doing 105km/hr in a posted 80, driver charged with speeding #SlowDown pic.twitter.com/cQF373BayE

— Sgt Kerry Schmidt (@OPP_HSD) October 1, 2019

Last week, Toronto police said that over 1,750 tickets were issued to drivers as part of their Back to School safety initiative, and over 600 of those were for speeding.