EVANSVILLE — Police are investigating after a driver struck and killed two pedestrians Thursday night near the intersection of North Fulton Avenue and West Florida Street. The incident was reported to law enforcement at 8:34 p.m., according to Evansville-Vanderburgh Central Dispatch. Officials have not publicly identified either pedestrian who was struck and killed. “The driver […]
Salem will soon begin retiming all crosswalk traffic signals downtown to improve pedestrian safety and reduce the potential for dangerous crashes. The safety enhancement known as Leading Pedestrian Intervals will begin Monday. Pedestrians cross the street near Commercial and Court streets NE on Wednesday, July 3, 2024 in Salem, Ore. The city will retime crosswalk […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A car hit pedestrians waiting at a traffic light in central Seoul on Monday evening, killing nine people and injuring four, South Korea’s emergency officials said. The passenger car drove in the wrong direction and collided with two other cars just before hitting the pedestrians, South Korean media reports said. […]
This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. Two pedestrians were hospitalized in a “series of serious crashes” Saturday evening in downtown Boise. The Boise Police Department shut down a stretch of Main Street and asked drivers to avoid a swath of […]
Two people were hit and killed by an Amtrak train in separate incidents in North Carolina, authorities confirmed to Channel 9. Amtrak told Channel 9 one person was hit by a train near Charlotte early Friday morning. MEDIC confirmed that a person died at the scene on Old Concord Road near Rocky River Road. The […]
Sacramento needs to hear your gripes about streets near you. The city is creating a new plan to make walking, rolling and biking on city streets safer and more pleasant. The extensive plan includes areas where officials want to fix sidewalks, slow down cars and plant more trees. The plan emphasizes neighborhoods in south Sacramento, […]
A shooting that wounded a man on a busy Midtown Manhattan street on Tuesday evening sent shaken bystanders running for safety. At least three men got into an argument that boiled over near the corner of W. 33rd St. and Broadway just before 8 p.m., cops and witnesses said. The 33-year-old victim was blasted in […]
In little more than a 24-hour span this past weekend, three pedestrians were killed in separate crashes on Midlands roads, according to the South Carolina Highway Patrol. The most recent collision involving a pedestrian happened at about 11 p.m. Sunday in Sumter County, said Master Trooper Gary Miller. Sumter County crash A 2018 GMC pickup […]
Mark Cohn, the American singer and songwriter, romanticized in song the experience of being a pedestrian in Memphis. Pedestrians are not putting on their”blue-suede shoes” to walk down Beale Street. Instead, they are relegated to walking along poorly designed, high-speed streets with little infrastructure to protect them, according to recently released data. Cohn presents a […]
Thousands of half-ton electric cargo bikes that look like “small articulated trucks” are set to arrive in London next year despite concerns over public safety. Campaigners have warned that the vehicles, which will weigh up to 650kg when fully loaded, could lead to a rise in injuries among pedestrians. The ePack vehicle, which resembles a […]
The capital region is one of the deadliest areas for pedestrians in the country, a new report has found. During a five-year period, 377 pedestrians died, landing the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom metropolitan area the 20th spot on the Smart Growth America’s 2024 list of the most dangerous places for people on foot. The hundreds of victims include […]
A large billboard collapsed onto a group of pedestrians in India late Monday evening, killing at least 14 people and injuring 74 others, officials said. According to city officials, a 100-foot-tall billboard fell onto a gas station in the suburb of Ghatkopar in the western city of Mumbai on Monday evening. At least 47 people […]