Join us for a Safe Streets Action, highlighting the urgent need for pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in Los Angeles. Co-hosted with Neighborhoods United for Safe Streets, this specific action marks the one year anniversary of Cristina Garcia being fatally hit and run by the driver of a Toyota Corolla. We cannot allow the city to forget the individuals we have lost to preventable traffic collisions.
The language of blame and “no-fault” fatal collisions must change if our city is to see any progress. The challenge of this mindset is clear in a recent quote from the LAPD: "The key for hit-and-runs, for me, is this: it's an accident, don't make it a crime," said LAPD Chief Michael Moore. "Many times, when we see collisions involving pedestrians or other motorists that turn into a hit-and-run, the person who is actually at fault may not be the person who flees the scene. And yet that person fleeing the scene is now committing a felony."
Have you got your own safe streets story to share? Please send an email to LARiverCEE@gmail.com - we would love to include you in our action.
