If you’re speeding through Hillsborough County school zones, you may want to think twice. Within three weeks, thousands of notices have been sent out to drivers caught putting the petal to the metal.
This comes after the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and Board of County Commissioners partnered to launch “Operation Safe Passage” last year. This is its new traffic safety program, aiming to protect kids from speeders. It also follows Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of HB 657 in 2023, which made speed cameras legal in school zones.
The Hillsborough program went live again for the school year on Sept. 22…