SPRING HILL – Two J.D. Floyd Elementary Students are lucky to be alive this morning, after they were struck by a car while riding their bicycles to school.
According to the Florida Highway Patrol, two 9-year-old students were riding their bicycles westbound on Dow Lane, when a 2013 Honda Civic, driven by 25-year-old Jennifer Lynne Martin sideswiped the boys, as she turned onto Dow Lane from Ambassador Ave.
Both students were transported to Bayonet Point Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.
Martin was issues a citation for careless driving.
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I am sorry for their injuries and hoping the children are ok. My question is why are 9 year olds riding bikes to school alone? They are way to young and where are the parents? I don’t want to hear…at work. I worked my whole life but, always worked my career around my children! My daughter is 17 and would still be uncomftable with her riding a bicycle to school. It just seems parents trust that their children are completely self sufficient these days until something happens.
i so agree with you, i take my 10 yr to the bus and see all these little ones riding to school or walking and wonder where the parents are, sad. my girls when they were in school just had to walk to the end of the road, but i drove them there every day to make sure the made it on the bus safely.
Because Hernando County stopped bus transport for all students 2 miles or less from the school. In a perfect world a parent would be with them but sometimes finances just don’t allow it.
Glad to hear these boys are ok. Please be careful out there and WATCH everything.
War on drugs, some people DON’T have the option of ” working around job scedule to be with their children “. I grew up as a latch key kid walking from school or school bus stop 50 PLUS YEARS AGO. There were not as many cars on road then, no cell phones,etc. My father traveled for his job, my mother worked 8 - 10 hours a day not getting home till 5p.m. or later. Guess you’d wonder where they were too??????? Point is IT’S BECOME A DIFFERENT WORLD NOW. SCHOOL BUSES DON’T COME TO YOUR DOOR ANYMORE. PARENTS HAVE CHOICES TO MAKE LIKE IT OR NOT. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE IS AT FAULT- SHE NEEDS TO QUIT CELL PHONING, DOING HAIR/MAKEUP, THINKING THE ROAD BELONGS ONLY TO HER.
That was over 50 years ago and apx 30 for me. I agree times were different then. I and my husband also work 50-60 hrs a week but, have always made sure our children were not in harms way. I in now way live in a perfect world and like most parents have made my share of mistakes parenting but, I have always made provisions with work to take care of my family first. At the end of the day your children come first, their safety comes first above any thing. . I see these little kids darting out on the main roads on bicycles at all times of the day. And yes I ask myself “Where are the parents”! Believe me many are either to drugged up or wrapped up in themselves to give two craps where their children are. As for the comment about her on her cell phone or doing her make-up….I am assuming you were there or possibly in the vehicle with her. If you were in fact there I owe you my sincerest apology. There is simple solution to this problem since everyone is working let’s vote that every homeowner pay just that little bit more a year in school taxes to get that 2 mile bussing radius abolished. I would be more than glad to give up a cup of D&D coffee every morning to give to the school board to ensure the safety of our children. The problem is, it will most likely get voted down because many would not even entertain the thought of an even minimal tax increase. BTW I am not unsympathetic to hard working parents as I fall right into that category!!!
BS War on Drugs. The real question is with the HSB requiring a 2 mile walk radius why AREN’T there sidewalks to all schools. Westside is terrible for it. WHy doesn’t RNRF do some serious stories other than the glory accident/crime ones? Some real in depth hard hitting journalism ??
No New Taxes, Sheriff Gets $1.2 Mil, Stand-In Commish Says HCSO Budget Process “Systemically Incoherent”
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Tom,Im pretty sure what he meant was a story on the 2 mile rule and school start and end times and how its a hardship on parents and the dangers kids face at those times walking to and from school.whats the actual savings and where did all or any of that $$ go.and is it really worth putting kids in danger?
So instead of everyone arguing about what is right or wrong maybe, everyone band together and find a way to implement a small school tax increase. We are a highly overpopulated community and an minimal increase to fund the abolishment of the 2 mile radius would hardly be felt in our pocket books. The problem is making sure that funds go directly to that cause and not in the wallets of our politicians. At the end of the day the real issue is the safety of our children and proactively fixing a broke system which is fixable. Believe me I hate to use the word Tax as I meet much opposition on that topic. As for Toms stories you and I are obviously reading them. I do not object to Tom’s journalism as it does keep us abreast as to what is going on in our community but, we can add some other real issues our citizens face as well.
The driver wasn’t paying attention to the road, parents need to work, so reality is, the kids go on their own as much as it stinks. Good coverage on the HCSD Tom, I really like all of your coverage and appreciate knowing what’s going on in my community!!
Thank you 🙂
Ditto😀
2 mile rule,plus the school start times is crazyness i know all you that say your never let your kids go to school alone but what can a parent do,no bus servive i 3 kids in 3 different schools at 3 different times,how can i drive them all then go to work and be home to pick all 3 up.theres no sidewalks,also no crossing guards and major intersections to get to the school such as spring hill dr,also the amount of book these kids need to carry everyday,and they aint allowed a book bag with wheels,i want to see the county commishiners and everyone else involved in the descision to park their car 2 miles from the office everyday and carry a 45 lb book bag to and from everyday,oh if they want they can wait in the drop off line 1/2 hr to 45 mins in the am and pm and then mk it to the next school in time.2 miles is far,bad weather,plus bad drivers its still dark out when they have to walk to school.they also come home everyother day with a note for something that the school has their hand out for more $$ but how can we pay when we. Cant work cause were busy driving kids to school and just as i drop off the last 1 i only had 5 hrs till it starts all over to pick them all up.