Montgomery Community Media

Montgomery County police officers are releasing cell phone video that they say was recorded by a concerned citizen who observed multiple motorists passing a stopped school bus along the 5100 block of River Road in Bethesda on Monday. Take a look: According to police, the school bus in this video was equipped with a camera […]

A school bus taking 20 children to Clearspring Elementary School collided with a blue sedan in Damascus this morning. The crash occurred about 9:05 a.m. near the intersection of Moyer and Woodfield roads. According to Dana Tofig, Montgomery County Public Schools spokesperson, five children with minor injuries were taken to a local hospital as “precaution.” […]

UPDATED, June 11, 6:30 p.m. –  Crucita Reynoso of Gaithersburg died after being struck by a Montgomery County Public Schools bus at the intersection of Crabbs Branch Way and Redland Road this morning. This morning at approximately 9 a.m., officers and Fire/Rescue personnel responded to the intersection of Crabbs Branch Way and Redland Road for the report of a […]

Two school buses collided on River Road between Bradley Boulevard and Newbridge Drive on Wednesday afternoon, according to a Montgomery County fire official. Fire and Rescue Services Spokesperson Pete Piringer said EMS evaluated eight passengers and two drivers involved in the collision. He said there were two cars involved in the collision as well. According […]

The Montgomery County Council’s Public Safety Committee and its Education Committee will meet jointly at 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 13, for worksessions on the County’s School Resource Officers (SRO) program and its program to have cameras on school buses to deter drivers who attempt to illegally pass stopped buses. The Public Safety Committee, which is […]

Montgomery County government, police and public schools are teaming up to educate drivers about the importance of complying with Maryland laws pertaining to stopped school buses with activated flashing lights and stop arms. This week, a new easy-viewing informational outreach campaign, #PassItOn, is being launched through social media. Each day a new video message will […]

Here are five things to know today, August 20, in Montgomery County: 1. The town of Poolesville is pushing for a grocery store. 2. Master Chef Peter Chang is preparing to open his first Maryland restaurant in Rockville. 3. MCPS Superintendent Joshua Starr has taken the ice bucket challenge to raise awareness for ALS and […]

Officials say 19 students and one adult were transported to the hospital with minor injuries after a school bus and a car collided at River Road and Seven Locks Road. Fire rescue officials reported on Twitter that the injured were transported via a medical ambulance bus to Children’s Hospital. Blue mustang and school bus involved […]

An elderly man was struck and killed by a school bus this afternoon in Silver Spring. Montgomery County police are investigating the fatal pedestrian accident that occurred at 2:23 p.m. on Feb. 26 at the intersection of Columbia Pike and Tech Road in Silver Spring. According to a police account, a school bus contracted by […]

Montgomery County Councilmember Valerie Ervin has written a memo to County Executive Isiah Leggett and County Attorney Marc Hansen asking for an update about the status of school bus safety cameras. In the memo (posted below), Ervin expresses frustration “after learning that the Police Department is still awaiting legal guidance on issuing a request for […]