Police in Oologah, Oklahoma, asked drivers to slow down in school zones after a tanker truck driver was recently nabbed for a double-digit speed violation.
On November 5, 2025, the Oologah Police Department (OPD) said that an officer clocked a tanker truck driver traveling at speeds of 48 m.p.h. in a 25 m.p.h. school zone.
Police said that the 23 m.p.h. speed violation occurred “despite school-zone signs with flashing yellow lights on BOTH ends: one south of the school and TWO north of it.”
The tanker truck traffic stop resulted in “one expensive ticket and a point on that tanker-endorsed CDL,” OPD said.
In Oklahoma, exceeding the speed limit in a school zone can result in double the amount of the original fine.
Police used the incident to remind drivers that speeding can have deadly consequences.
“PSA: NHTSA reports 11,288 speeding-related traffic deaths in 2024. Slow down, watch for kids and vehicles coming and going from the school, and remember: being late is cheaper than a ticket and a whole lot better than a tragedy,” OPD said.
