Caban, FHP Announce Targeted Speed Enforcement on State Road 20

On Thursday, September 11, Leon County District 2 Commissioner Christian Caban and Florida Highway Patrol officials held a joint press conference to announce the launch of a new speed enforcement operation along State Road 20. The roadway is in Caban’s district.

The announcement comes after a deadly hit-and-run involving a pedestrian, marking the second death in three months.

On Saturday, September 6, a pedestrian on Blountstown Highway near Jay Bird Lane was killed in a hit-and-run incident.

In June, Teresea Stitely was killed while riding her bike in almost the exact same spot as the recent hit-and-run.

“Too often we are receiving complaints from neighbors on reckless driving in this corridor and, quite frankly, enough is enough,” Caban said

The operation will be a part of ongoing efforts to reduce traffic crashes and protect residents, especially near school zones and high-traffic areas.

“We will be out here in full force with marked units, unmarked units, canine units, whatever the case may be, and our goal is to get out here and enforce these traffic laws,” FHP Captain Jason King said during a news conference.

Caban said that, together with infrastructure improvements and a ramped-up law enforcement presence, he hopes that the Highway 20 corridor will become a safer road to travel.

“We want this to be a safe roadway. That’s a multi action process. Infrastructure improvements and law enforcement. Those two things, you want to make it a safe corridor with infrastructure, lights, turning lanes. But also, if you’re breaking the law, if you’re driving reckless, if you’re putting people’s lives at risk, we’re going to support law enforcement,” Caban said.