The controversial school bus camera ticketing program that sent $225 fines to drivers in Miami-Dade County is being suspended, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz announced Thursday.
The program started in May and has since impacted more than 100,000 drivers accused of illegally passing stopped school buses after the vehicles’ stop arms were extended. The sheriff pointed to major errors in tickets that were issued and the inability of people to appeal their citations for the cancellation of the program.
“Unfortunately, upon extensive review of the program, we’ve identified significant errors in the [Uniform Traffic Violations] that were issued and mailed by BusPatrol,” Cordero-Stutz said during a press briefing at the sheriff office’s Doral headquarters. “These errors are unacceptable, and they undermine both the fairness and the trust of the system.”
A joint investigation by the Miami Herald and The Tributary , a Florida-based not-for-profit newsroom, published in early March found that many motorists who did nothing wrong were receiving violation notices and were unable to challenge them…