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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Dozens Busted For School Zone Speeding, Passing School Buses

The Clearwater Police Department's crackdown on school safety resulted in more than 100 citations earlier this week — including one DUI arrest.

The results are in from the Clearwater Police Department's safety crackdown in school zones earlier this week. Dozens of people were busted for speeding in a school zone, passing a stopped school bus and other violations — even one DUI arrest — during the Traffic Enforcement Team's back to school detail at various local schools and bus stops Monday through Wednesday. Here is a summary, according to public safety spokesperson Elizabeth Watts: 29 - Citations issued for speeding in a school zone 25 - Citations issued for passing a stopped school bus 43 - Moving citations issued (other violations than listed above) 21 - Non-moving citations issued 20 - Warnings given 5 - Criminal citations issued 1 - DUI arrest

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