How can I be cited for this?

Ok so my DL was suspended because i had a failure to pay due to a mix up at the court house. My payment plan had gotten messed up and resulted in a warrant and DL suspension. I got all that cleared up and was told to pay $25 and I could get my DL back. Well sadly Penn Dot did not inform me of the suspension until after I was pulled over for a tail light and came back and told me about my license being suspended. Anyways long story short I have a job that's 25 miles away that pays minimum wage in a area with zero public transportation. So I got pulled over again because a different tail light went out. Now I have to pay a driving on a suspended license and without a license. So my question is how can I be cited for driving on a suspended license and driving without a license. I don't see how you can drive without your license on you if it has been suspended.