Nearly 250 people are killed annually in crashes on Los Angeles city streets, and hundreds more are injured. Speed is a top factor in fatal traffic collisions, especially when a driver kills a pedestrian.
If a flagship safety program and increased police enforcement haven t made meaningful progress in reducing crashes and saving lives, what will? Some state and local leaders say it s time for speed cameras.
State Assemblymember David Chiu announced AB 550 today, saying it will allow local cities to use proven safety tools and end these senseless deaths. At a certain point, we have to say enough is enough, Chiu, D-San Francisco, said in a press release. These deaths are completely preventable. We have the tools to save lives.
LADOT CityRide begins bringing eligible riders to vaccination appointments
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LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Department of Transportation Monday launched a program to pick up seniors and people with accessibility needs through the Cityride program and take them to their scheduled vaccination appointments at three COVID-19 vaccination sites. Transportation should never be the gap that stands between our residents and the vaccine, said Mayor Eric Garcetti. Vaccines are our ticket to ending this pandemic, and this program will help break down a barrier that can keep our most vulnerable residents from accessing these life-saving doses.
The program, which will charge Cityride s regular fares, will help people with access needs get to their appointments at Dodger Stadium, Cal State Los Angeles and The Forum in Inglewood.
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Early last May, Larry Brooks told his wife he was going for a walk in the Arts District. He left their loft about 11 a.m., and soon after, his wife, Anna Marie Piersimoni, heard sirens. Then the police knocked on her door.
Brooks, a 68-year-old psychologist, had been struck and killed by a speeding McLaren sports car, a roughly $280,000 vehicle designed to go as fast as 200 miles an hour. The 23-year-old driver, a student, was arrested and charged with reckless driving and vehicular manslaughter.
About a month ago, 32-year-old office assistant Monique Munoz was heading home to Hawthorne after work one evening. Her parents wondered why she was so late, but Munoz, who wanted to be an attorney, didn’t answer her phone. Eventually, a police officer did.
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