Manatee County issued around half a million dollars in fines to drivers who sped through its school zones, the Bradenton Herald reports. Why it matters: The speeding tickets come after 10,600 warnings since the school year began in August and only three weeks of enforcement.

Manatee County officials say RedSpeed installed its cameras at around two dozen schools at no cost to the government. However, the county sends the company $19.80 for each recorded violation. Based on the tickets issued as of Nov. 18, the company has received roughly $113,000 since ticket violations began at the beginning of November.

Earlier this year, speed detection cameras were installed outside 24 Manatee County schools. A warning period started at the beginning of the school year, where drivers traveling more than 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit received warnings.

Anyone caught going 11 miles over that speed limit in a school zone is hit with a $100 fine. $5 goes to training and retaining crossing guards. Manatee County Schools sent us this statement:

Since the start of the school year, new school zone speed cameras have been catching Manatee County drivers going fast in school zones. In the past month, nearly $900,000 in fines have already been handed out there,