Sheriff Grady Judd and Polk County Public Schools Superintendent Fred Heid will brief the media at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the PCSO Sheriff’s Operations Center (1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven) about a new safety initiative being launched this school year that aims to keep school children riding on buses safer.
The Safe Stop program provides state-of-the-art technology mounted on school buses – it includes cameras which will capture those who violate Florida Statute 316.172, passing a stopped school bus that is displaying a stop signal. The violation videos and license plate images captured will be reviewed by a PCSO deputy sheriff before a warning or traffic citation is issued to the registered owner of the vehicle.
A school bus equipped with the Safe Stop camera technology will be parked in front of the Sheriff’s Operations Center at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning for b-roll purposes. Polk County Public Schools will also provide a link with more photos and videos. A representative with Verra Mobility, the company providing the technology, will also be available at the briefing.
