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Over 100 Pedestrians Are Killed By Drivers In LA Every Year. Here s What We Found
By Ryan Fonseca
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In 2019, 134 people were killed by drivers while walking in Los Angeles. That s about one death every two-and-a-half days. In fact, pedestrian deaths increased from 87 in 2014 or nearly 55% over 5 years. Hundreds more pedestrians are injured by drivers each year.
What makes that statistic even more troubling is that deaths climbed
after city officials implemented Vision Zero, a program with the very public goal of ending such deaths by 2025. The safety initiative is managed by the city s Department of Transportation.
I d been watching the progress (or lack of progress) with Vision Zero for a while. Then in October 2019, a pre-schooler named Alessa Fajardo was killed by a driver in Koreatown while crossing with the light, in a crosswalk, holding her mother s hand. She was just steps from her school.
Death In A Crosswalk: The Killing Of A 4-Year-Old Shows LA s Failure To Stop Traffic Violence
By Ryan Fonseca
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Alessa Fajardo is 4 years old and a superstar. It says so on the badge her mother pins to her clothes as she gets ready for school.
It s a high honor for the preschooler, who s been chosen to lead her class that week at Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center in Koreatown.
It s Oct. 16, 2019, a Wednesday morning. Alessa s mom, Erica Fajardo, packs her daughter s lunch bag. It has a rainbow on it Alessa says it s her favorite color, since she can t decide among the others.