Vigil for 13 year old Florida girl killed at bus stop

A vigil for Kaitlyn Harper
Family, schoolmates and friends of Kaitlyn Harper, 13, who was killed Tuesday morning on her way to school, held a vigil ceremony Tuesday night at the Brooksville bus stop where she died.
Slide show: A vigil for Kaitlyn Harper Sign guest book

13-year-old hit, killed on narrow road
By Tom Marshall, Times Staff Writer
In print: Wednesday, September 10, 2008

BROOKSVILLE — A dozen or more Hernando County school buses ply the narrow country lane called California Street every morning, making at least 35 stops in both directions.

The posted speed limit is 50 mph along even the most densely populated stretches of the five-mile road, and there isn't a sidewalk, a bus stop warning or a signal in sight.

In the hours after 13-year-old Kaitlyn Harper was struck and killed Tuesday morning on the way to a bus stop, officials said that must change — and quickly.

"I think more needs to be done," said Sandra Nicholson, chairwoman of the School Board. "People need to know that there are kids down there. It's not a good situation."

Kaitlyn was hit around 6:45 a.m. by a southbound pickup truck driven by Mark A. Buel, 52, of Brooksville. Witnesses said she was walking or running near the edge of the southbound lane. No charges have been filed in the accident.
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