OCOEE, Fla. — It's been less than a month since 10-year-old Aubrey Clark was hit and killed by a car while riding her bike home from school in Ocoee, and there's a push to keep that from happening to anyone else.
Balloons and teddy bears continue to become a part of Aubrey's memorial along Clarke Road.
It's a sad reminder of how fast things can change.
"We picked this intersection because it's a mile-and-a-half where that horrible accident [happened]," said Amanda Day with Best Foot Forward.
Best Foot Forward is an organization that was created 2 1/2 years ago to promote pedestrian and bicycle safety. Day said the organization has just added the intersection at Clarke and Clarcona-Ocoee roads to its list, where deputies will write tickets to drivers who do not yield to people crossing the street.
"Studies have shown that regardless of whether an accident occurred at this spot or even within that community, you do crosswalk enforcement actions, people take note," said Day.
The fines will be steep for drivers who do not yield to pedestrians in the crosswalk; a $164 fine plus three points on their license.
Joy McIntosh walks every day along the road where the deputies plan to be next week.
"We need that. We need that in here because Ocoee is such a quiet place and for that to happen here, that's so sad," said McIntosh.
Since Aubrey's death, WFTV found out that Ocoee police started its own safety campaign by going into schools promoting bike safety among students.
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