Alachua County school zone speed enforcement issues 440 violations on day one of warning period

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — Alachua County Sheriff deputies shared results of day one of their 30-day warning period for school zone speed enforcement ahead of the speed camera rollout at multiple schools.

On day one, a total of 187 violations were given out near Chiles Elementary School along Southwest 24th Avenue. Two hundred and fifty-three violations were given out near Wiles Elementary and Kanapaha Middle School on Southwest 75th Street that same day.

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Deputies implemented the new program last Friday in an effort to reduce speeding in school zones. Violations are given out to anyone driving 11 miles per hour or more above the posted speed limit during school hours.

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