(La Porte County, IN) - A truck driver hauling grain could face jail time for allegedly passing a stopped school bus on a four lane stretch of highway in La Porte County.

 

Brad Zolvinski, 21, is charged with Class A misdemeanor reckless driving.

 

According to La Porte County Police, he was driving a truck loaded with grain Thursday afternoon on U.S. 35 near 300 South.

 

Police said a school bus was stopped with its flashing lights activated and stop arm extended when the truck passed it from behind in the left hand lane.  A police officer spotted the moving violation and soon pulled over the truck.

 

According to police, the driver from Zolvinski Farms apologized for passing the school bus and said his truck and load of grain combined weighed 80,000 pounds.

 

However, the officer feeling that was not a valid excuse cited him for reckless driving.   Zolvinski was not arrested but given a summons to appear February 15 in La Porte Superior Court 3 to answer the allegations.

 

Under Indiana law, he could face up to one-year in jail and up to a $5,000 fine.