Public Safety

Alachua County school zone cameras record 2,400 speeding violations in first week

Speed cameras installed at two Alachua County school zone locations — near Chiles Elementary and along Southwest 75th Street near Wiles Elementary and Kanapaha Middle School — logged more than 2,400 violations in their first week after launching April 24. On the opening day alone, the four cameras collectively caught 440 violations, with drivers averaging 37 mph through the zones. The program is currently in a warning phase, and fines of several hundred dollars are set to begin being issued on May 24.

Sources: WCJB TV20