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Driver ticketed after school bus winds up in St. Albert swimming pool

The driver of an empty school bus that ended up in a backyard swimming pool in July has been charged with careless driving and not wearing a seatbelt.

Driver charged with careless driving and failing to wear a seatbelt

Police have issued two tickets to the driver of this school bus that drove into a yard in St. Albert on July 29, 2019. (Kelly Banks/CBC)

The 69-year-old female driver of an empty school bus that splashed into a backyard St. Albert swimming pool in July has been issued with tickets for careless driving and failing to wear a seatbelt.

The tickets were issued after RCMP reviewed evidence from witnesses, the mechanical report on the school bus and video from the bus, police confirmed Thursday.

The careless driving charge carries a fine that varies according to circumstances, as well as six demerit points. The seatbelt ticket carries a fine of $115.

Witnesses told CBC on July 29 that a school bus veered off a street before ending up in the pool.

Emergency crews were called to the scene on Morgan Crescent to examine the female driver, who was alone on the bus.