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Westchester County officials say drivers illegally passing school buses remains a serious problem.

"I think it's very dangerous," says Emily Marin, a Tarrytown resident.

"I can't imagine why somebody would do something like that knowing that there's children getting on and off the bus and crossing the street," says Tom Cunningham, a Tarrytown resident.

Earlier this week, Westchester officials announced almost 15,000 tickets were given out during the bulk of last school for this.

The tickets are given out through cameras on the bus as part of the BusPatrol Safety Program.

News 12 got an inside look at how the cameras work on the buses at the Public Schools of the Tarrytowns.

"Once the stop-arms are deployed, we have the BusPatrol cameras here [on the side] and these are the ones that catch the passing motorists," says Eli Diaz, director of Transportation.

Diaz says about 133 tickets were given out in Tarrytown from last September to mid-March.

He says once the cameras capture it, it's then given to the county.

"These cameras are extremely high resolution, so it's practically impossible to get away from that," says Diaz.

He says even with the information they put out about the cameras and tickets, drivers still run past them.

"Take a little bit of extra time. If you have to leave for work a bit earlier, do it because we want to keep our children safe," he says.

County officials say the minimum fine is $250 and the fines increase for repeat offenders.

The school districts currently enrolled in the BusPatrol program are:

• Blind Brook-Rye Union Free School District

• Croton-Harmon Schools

• Eastchester Union Free School District

• Greenburgh Central School District

• Harrison Central School District

• Hendrick Hudson Central School District

• Katonah-Lewisboro School District

• Lakeland Central School District

• Mamaroneck Schools

• Ossining Union Free School District

• Tarrytown Union Free School District

The following school districts will be participating for 2025-2026 school year:

• Ardsley Union Free School District

• Bedford Central School District

• Bronxville Union Free School District

• Irvington Union Free School District

• Pelham Union Free School District

• Rye Neck Union Free School District

• Yorktown Central School District