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May 24, 2021
‘Ghost shoes’ memorialize four pedestrians killed on Georgia Avenue
Poignant reminders about pedestrian safety are going up in Montgomery County as part of a global effort to call attention to dangerous intersections and advocate for road improvements.
On a wooden utility pole in the Aspen Hill area Sunday, traffic safety advocates placed two pairs of all-white sneakers called “ghost shoes” to remember Claire and Robert Grossmann. [NBC 4]
Three county regional directors will retire this summer
Three of the five county regional directors are retiring this summer.
Driver hits, kills 63-year-old widow crossing the street, blocks from where her husband died
Claire E. Weissmeyer Grossmann and her late husband Robert Grossmann were both hit and killed by drivers while crossing Georgia Avenue, five years apart. Author: Laura Wainman, Scott Broom, John Henry Published: 3:12 PM EDT April 29, 2021 Updated: 11:12 PM EDT April 29, 2021
WHEATON-GLENMONT, Md. A 63-year-old widow who lost her husband in 2016 when a driver hit and killed him while he was trying to cross the street has now met the same fate just blocks from where her husband died.
Claire E. Weissmeyer Grossmann, of Silver Spring, was struck by a 19-year-old driver late Wednesday night in the Aspen Hill neighborhood, Montgomery County Police said.