CRYSTAL LAKE, IL — The Crystal Lake Police Department is again providing residents with bus safety tips as a reminder on how to keep children safe as school gets back in session soon.
Police said that most children killed in bus-related crashes are either getting on or off the bus and are hit by a school bus or car illegally passing a stopped bus, according to a news release from the Crystal Lake Police Department.
Residents are urged to be aware of school buses and to be extra cautious when driving through neighborhoods.
Police are also reminding residents of the following traffic safety laws regarding school buses:
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