POLICE have launched a crackdown on drivers committing traffic offences near a Hampshire school.

A woman was found guilty in her absence at Lyndhurst Magistrates’ Court for driving through a red light outside Botley Primary.

She received a £175 fine, was ordered to pay £265 court costs and received three points on her driving licence.

A further nine motorists are also being summoned to attend court for driving offences in Botley High Street, where the school is located.

The action came after parents and teachers asked police to act after reporting a number of offences in the area.