A community is on edge after Florida Highway Patrol said a child was hit by a car in Manatee County. It’s bringing a larger issue to light as the county cracks down on school zone safety. For Manatee County mother Dalisha Floyd,

Troopers say a Manatee County school bus was stopped on 61st Ave E with its flashing red lights, stop bar, and stop signs deployed. As the bus was stopped, a 23-year-old Bradenton woman made a left turn from 5th St E onto 61st Ave E.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a 7-year-old child was struck by a sedan while walking to a Manatee County school bus Wednesday morning. A 7-year-old child crossing the street near a stopped Manatee County school bus was struck by a car Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Manatee County issued around half a million dollars in fines to drivers who sped through its school zones, the Bradenton Herald reports. Why it matters: The speeding tickets come after 10,600 warnings since the school year began in August and only three weeks of enforcement.

Since the start of the school year, new school zone speed cameras have been catching Manatee County drivers going fast in school zones. In the past month, nearly $900,000 in fines have already been handed out there,