Saskatoon

Saskatoon driver fined more than $1,000 for speeding in school zone, not wearing seatbelt: Police

Class is back in session and one Saskatoon driver is getting an expensive lesson in school zone etiquette.

The minimum fine for speeding in a school zone is $275

Drivers must slow down to 30 km/h in school zones now that classes are back on. (Eric Anderson/CBC)

Class is back in session and one Saskatoon driver is getting an expensive lesson in school zone etiquette.

The SPS Traffic Unit tweeted on Tuesday morning that a driver was clocked going 91 km/h in a school zone and not wearing a seatbelt.

That speed is more than triple the legal limit of 30 km/h during school hours.

With both fines added up, the driver owes more than $1,000. It's $921 for the speeding ticket and $175 for the seatbelt violation.

The Traffic Unit has been reminding drivers through its Twitter account that school zone hours are back in effect from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Saskatoon.

The minimum fine for speeding in a school zone is $275.