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Duval County Superintendent Dr. Christopher Bernier shared a safety reminder after a middle school student died and another student was injured in crashes during the first week of school.
“There are no words to describe the heartbreak his family, friends, and school community are experiencing,” Bernier wrote in a letter to parents. “Our thoughts and deepest sympathies are with his family and the other family affected by these incidents. No family should ever endure such a tragedy.”
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Traffic Enforcement Cmdr. Scott Lundquist stressed the importance of both pedestrian and driver awareness, particularly during school hours.
“As a pedestrian and as a car driver, we both have to be on the offensive and defensive,” Lundquist said. “We have more distracting devices in the car – the big computer, the phones – things like that. So we’re just asking people to pay attention. Put the phone down for a few minutes.”
JSO said it has increased its presence around school zones, with motor officers monitoring bus routes and traffic patterns.
“We actually had one motor officer following the bus around to see if anybody went around it,” Lundquist explained. “A couple months off and people forget about this.”
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