- December 9, 2025
A Palm Coast woman was arrested on Dec. 9 for running through a school zone and hitting a public safety officer.
Tiffany Marie Goyzueta, 29, has been arrested by the Bunnell Police Department after she struck Bunnell PSO Heather D'Arcangelo with her Toyota Hyundai at 9 a.m., while the 20 mph school zone beacons were active. D'Arcangelo, dress in uniform and wearing a traffic safety vest, was stopping traffic to allow students and parents to cross the crosswalk at East Moody Boulevard near Chapel Street, according to a BPD press release.
Goyzueta stopped her Hyundai "only inches from" D'Arcangelo and then shouted at the PSO, "Don't you ever f-----g step out in front of me again," the press release said. Goyzueta then accelerated, hitting the PSO in the upper right leg and driving away.
D'Arcangelo was uninjured and reported the incident.
A BPD detective found Goyzueta at a Palm Coast residence, where she admitted to the incident. She said she should have stopped, but became angry and drove off.
A charging affidavit and criminal traffic citations have been prepared and forwarded to the State Attorney's Office to charge Goyzueta with reckless driving and leaving the scene of a crash, the press release said.
The BPD employs two public safety officers that provide daily safety assistance at the Moody Boulevard school zone, working alongside the school crossing guards for Bunnell Elementary School, the press release said. Florida law requires drivers to slow down in school zones and stop when directed by a crossing guard, law enforcement, or public safety personnel.
BPD Chief David Brannon said it the safety of "children and those protecting them must never be compromised."
“When school zone beacons are actively flashing and a member of our staff is clearly directing traffic, drivers are legally and morally obligated to obey the law, drive at or under the posted speed limit, and stop for all pedestrians," he said. "It is unacceptable for anyone to ignore those directions, behave aggressively, and put lives at risk."
