Monticello – Driver Placed On Probation For Passing Bus

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    Monticello – A Queens man who passed a stopped school bus from Gershowitz Transportation in Liberty On March 14, was sentenced to probation and community service yesterday.

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    Stephan Cucuteanu, 50, of Sunnyside, pleaded guilty on June 13 to first-degree reckless endangerment, a felony; and passing a stopped school bus, a traffic infraction, for speeding by with his white van on the right shoulder on Route 52, When a bus loaded with Liberty school kids stopped to let off an 11-year-old girl.

    The District Attorney had asked the judge to impose six months in jail and five years of felony probation, but the judge noted that Cucuteanu never even had a traffic ticket before this, so he reached a compromise, He sentenced him to probation and 100 hours of community service to include speaking to other drivers about his crime; and $1,250 in fines.

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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    19 years ago

    Or any child

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    19 years ago

    Everybody out there, especialy in brooklyn, dont pass that school bus with red flashers, it might be your family.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    19 years ago

    In the city its a joke as long as the cops give out enough parking tickets and eat enough donuts the city is happy

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    19 years ago

    I wish that in the city they would be as serious about this too.