District manager demand changes after the teenager hit and killed when walking to school

Orlando, Fla. – – The district manager demand changes after a 16-year-old girl was killed on Monday when he went to the Oak Ridge High School.

There is currently no school speed zone

What we know:

The speed limit outside the OAK Ridge High School is 45 miles per hour. There is no school speed zone that puts the limit at 15 or 20 miles per hour as they would see outside of primary or middle schools.

According to the Florida Ministry of Transport, school speed zones must be carried out on High Schools from case to case and justified by a technical study.

District representative Mayra Uribe, who happens to be alumnus of the OAK Ridge High School, wants a speed zone that is set up at this school. She also wants traffic cameras to be installed there that would automatically make people drive the speed limit near the school.

Was speed a factor in a fatal crash?

What we don't know:

The Florida Highway Patrol has not yet said whether speed was a factor for the crash.

We also do not know whether there has been a big boost in the past to classify the Oak Ridge Road as a school speed zone, although Commissioner Mayra Uribe says that the residents have complained that the street is unsafe.

The residents say that people drive too quickly in the area

What you say:

“This is too fast for many children who come from school,” said Penny Brecker, who lives near the school. Jose Rosario, who also lives nearby, agreed. “You run through quickly,” he said.

Mayra Uribe, Commissioner of the Orange County district, says that it was a tragedy that she wants to make sure that she never happens again. She also believes that there have probably been many close calls that preceded the fatal crash. She wants a school speed zone to be set up and cameras are installed in traffic enforcement.

“I contact the deputy secretary with dot and say that we have to happen yesterday,” said Commissioner Mayra Uribe. That is my goal. And I mean, that will not bring back the tragedy that we went through and the grief that this community does in front of you, but it will have more accountability. “

When does the process begin?

What's next:

FDOT announced Fox 35 that the district would be the one that would plan, finance and carry out an engineering study to set up a school zone because it is its street.

Commissioner Uribe says that she wants this process to start immediately. You and the other district commissioners also take off your lists where you want to install traffic cameras.

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