SPEEDING FINES INCREASED IN “Enhanced Penalty Zones”

The Florida DOT has designated 3 parts of highway as enhanced penalty zones. One is a 6-mile stretch on I-95. Signs are now up and the fines will be an additional $50, starting May 1^st. Lawmakers wanted to create a pilot program through FDOT for enhanced penalty zones on state roads in areas with higher than average crash rates related to speeding. Fifty percent of the additional $50 fine will be allocated to the Health Care Administration to provide an enhanced Medicaid payment to nursing homes for brain and spinal cord injury among Medicaid patients. The other 50 percent of the fine will be given for financial support to certified trauma centers in the counties where enhanced penalty zones are established.