Polk County Cracks Down on School Bus Violators

0:00Polk County Sheriff's Office is dropping 60 to 100 citations every single day for drivers blowing past stop school buses. Since September of 2025, they've racked up 7,244 tickets total and that number just keeps climbing through almost two full school years. Sheriff Judd figured the pace would slow after the first few months, but nope, it's steady. Here with the citation, that's a $225 fine right off the bat. Ignore it, and it jumps by 100 bucks, plus license suspension, and even jail time if you keep dodging. Parents are fired up, stressing that kids deserve safety, getting on and off those buses with our most precious cargo aboard. Sheriff Judd calls his shocking. One slip up could turn deadly, and folks gotta get that big yellow bus with red flashing lights and stop arms means. Halt. Tech like the Safestop program, paired with extra patrols, makes nailing these violators way easier now. The school districts all in, partnering up to protect students during those risky moments.

1:03To crank up awareness, they're starting daily social media posts of the busted vehicles, pushing everyone to do the right thing and keep our roads, safe for the little ones. That's the story for today. Tampa Bay News Today, Driven by AI, I'm Cory with the story.