Kingsland, GA – More safety measures are being added to some school zones in Kingsland, to keep students safe.
This month, another pair of speed detection cameras went live, near Camden County High school on Laurel Island Parkway.
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Those cameras are the latest added to the Kingsland Police Department’s, Automated Photo Speed Enforcement Program
In September that program launched.
At that time cameras were installed and activated in Kingsland at: Camden Middle School, David L Rainer Elementary School, Matilda Harris Elementary School and at Camden High School on Wildcat Drive
Capt. Dan Falcitelli with the police department said the reason they installed the cameras is because they were having a problem with speeders in school zones.
During the 2023-2024 school year he said two buses were hit by cars. Two kids were hit near Lakes Blvd, and there was a child hit while riding a bicycle near the high school.
The captain said since the installation of the cameras, and people started receiving citations for speeding, those crashes have significantly reduced.
He said there’s only been one major incident this school year. It happened this week when a car hit a bus, luckily no one was injured.
Ashley Grap, a parent of two students in the area said she feels like the cameras make the area safer.
“A lot of people got the wake up call,” Grap said.
She said she appreciates the cameras being installed, but doesn’t like how she received a ticket for driving fast in a school zone.
And even though another pair of cameras were just added by the high school, she thinks more need to be added near that location.
“If they do put another one, put it more towards the rec center only because where they have it now kids are speeding out of the rec center,” Grap said.
Capt. Falcitelli said the police department does want to add another speed camera on Highway 40. That’s near an elementary school and a location of where the bus was hit by the car this week.
And although the program is still very young, he said he is “pretty satisfied as to the results so far.”
He said they’re going to keep monitoring the results over the rest of the school year to see if it continues to make a difference.
News4JAX did reach out to the Camden County School System for comment on the program.
They replied in part saying:
“We support the implementation of the speed enforcement cameras...Our commitment to safety remains unwavering as we continue to collaborate with local authorities to ensure the well-being and success of our community.”
Courtney Ray, Coordinator of Communications and Recruitment
The 30-day warning period for the new cameras on Laurel Island Parkway began January 7 and goes until the February 5. Starting on the 6th the Laurel Island cameras will be active for live tickets and tickets for speed violations will be active.