As Central Florida kids head back to school Monday, officials are reminding students to walk, bike, and drive safely, and for the adults that share the roads with them to be vigilant.
Several local students have died after being struck by cars in what were deemed preventable fatalities. A Polk County high school student was killed on his e-bike last July. A few months before that, an Orange County high school student was killed walking to school. An elementary student in Orange County was killed after being run over by a bus at the start of last school year.
Aboard her Orange County Schools bus, a few days before the start of the school year, driver Pamela Johnson says that’s why she’s extra careful as she practices her route…