Video captures driver hitting 14-year-old girl with car while boarding her bus in Estero

ESTERO, Fla. —

A 14-year-old girl was hit by a car while walking to her school bus on Coconut Shore Drive in Estero, Florida, after the driver attempted to pass the stopped bus.

Video footage shared today from the March incident shows Abigail being blindsided by the car and falling to the ground. The driver then gets out of the vehicle to check on her.

"Abby is doing well. She's seeing. She's been treated right now for whiplash. She actually has an MRI later today to see how she's doing with her soft tissue damage. But, I mean, overall, it's truly a miracle," said Lori Masters, Abigail's grandmother.

The Lee County Sheriff's Office identified the driver as Brianna Brown, who received a citation for careless driving and following too closely, resulting in a $161 fine.

"Again, I get the chills when I watch that video, and that is unacceptable. Unacceptable. There's one goal here and one mission: changing driver behavior," said Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno.

This is not the only incident involving drivers and school buses in Lee County. In February, a video captured a man in a Jaguar ramming into the back of a school bus. Cameras installed on buses have recorded more than 25,000 violations since the BusPatrol program launched in December.

The sheriff identified three major problem areas for drivers passing stopped buses: Pondella Road, Homestead Road, and Bonita Beach Road. Each citation for these violations carries a $225 fine.

Abigail's grandmother expressed concern that another child might not be as fortunate.

"That's what you need to think about. So, please, we beg of you to slow down. Let's make Abby. Usually, sometimes that has to be a tragedy. And we're very thankful it wasn't in this case that we have a chance to learn from this situation. Slow down," Masters said.

The sheriff's office reported issuing more than 2,000 citations for similar violations this month alone.

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