BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — A Palm Beach County school bus was pulled over Wednesday by the Boynton Beach Police Department.
WPTV witnessed bus 4029 being pulled over for speeding in the Citrus Cove Elementary school zone. The bus had just dropped off students for their first day of school.
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"We stopped the school bus," Officer Vincent Mastro said. "She believed that the school zone wasn't active at the time."
Police issued the bus driver a warning.
In total, there were 14 warnings and four tickets issued in front of the elementary school Wednesday.
"If yellow lights [are] flashing, that means it's an active school zone," Mastro said.
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Mastro had several tips for drivers experiencing school zones.
"If you need to get someplace quicker, leave a little bit earlier," Mastro said. "Just give yourself extra time today."
The department also is reminding drivers not to drop kids off the side of roads and for parents to stay off handheld devices.
A Boynton Beach police spokeswoman said it's a good reminder that anyone can be pulled over for speeding.