TITUSVILLE, Fla. – More than 16,000 speeding citations were issued in Titusville during the first 60 days of the city’s new school zone speed camera initiative, according to an update presented by Titusville police to the city council Tuesday.
Titusville is the latest local community to use automated enforcement in school zones — joining other Central Florida areas including Orlando, Orange and Osceola counties, Mount Dora and Eustis — with the goal of slowing drivers down during school arrival and dismissal times.
Major Jeremy Gonzalez with the Titusville Police Department emphasized that the enforcement focuses on an existing traffic law.
“The law has not changed — it’s always been illegal to speed,” Gonzalez said.
Police said the citations issued were for drivers going 11 mph over the posted speed limit in the monitored school zones.
Now that the warning period has ended, police say drivers who violate the school-zone speed limit will receive a $100 citation in the mail.
Gonzalez told council members that the goal is to reduce violations over time.
“The success of this program is gonna be based on citations dropping — not increasing,” he said.
Police said the cameras are monitoring school zones at:
- Apollo Elementary School
- Coquina Elementary School
- Andrew Jackson Middle School
- St. Theresa Catholic School
- Parks Avenue Christian Academy
- Titusville High School
“This is targeted enforcement to protect children. That is it,” Gonzalez said.
Police acknowledged the program has frustrated some drivers who have received tickets. They asked anyone disputing a citation to provide the citation number so the department can review the case.
Gonzalez also described one unusual incident involving what police said appeared to be a fabricated ticket.
“She made her own fake citation… how did we know? Because at the bottom it said ‘created by AI,’” he said.
“She made her own fake citation… how did we know? Because at the bottom it said ‘created by AI,’” he said.
Police said the camera program costs $3,500 per month. Ticket revenue is used to help pay that cost, and officials said any remaining funds would go toward other public safety initiatives.
Titusville PD says the school-zone cameras will not be operating while school is out for the summer.