Cameras catching many drivers speeding through Athens-Clarke school zones
More than 1,000 motorists could have been surprised recently with costly speeding tickets for school zone violations had Athens-Clarke police been issuing citations instead of warnings last month.
School zone monitoring cameras have been installed at three elementary schools, and police began a 30-day warning period March 22 that ends April 26, at which time citations will be issued.
During the first week March 22-26 more than 1,200 violations were caught on camera, and 1,008 of those violators were mailed a warning, according to police Lt. Shaun Barnett.
“One week and we don’t even have the numbers for this week yet,” Barnett said Friday about the high number of violations.