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 […]
Apr. 6—Fairfield is seeking financial assistance as the city continues a mission to have safer streets for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians. City Council agreed to seek a $120,000 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to help develop a comprehensive safety action plan, which requires a $30,000 local match by the city. “Our city is […]
Mar. 3—The Albuquerque area was deadlier than ever for those on foot last year, with drivers striking and killing a record-high 56 people and surpassing the previous record of 49 in 2021. And city officials say 2024 is off to a bad start. Mayor Tim Keller told reporters at a late-February news conference that at […]
Two pedestrians were killed, and another was injured in separate traffic crashes Sunday in Gardena, authorities announced. The first incident occurred just before 4 a.m. at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and El Segundo Boulevard when a female driver struck a female pedestrian on Vermont Avenue. “The driver remained on scene and waited for police […]
St. Johns County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has greenlit a partnership with Florida Power & Light Company to enhance pedestrian safety at four key crosswalks along SR A1A. >> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE
A Fort Worth police officer in the West 7th entertainment district Saturday night turned on his red and blue emergency lights. The driver of a pickup truck had just tried to go down the wrong direction on a one-way street and then sloppily corrected, backing up onto the curb and lightly hitting the officer’s vehicle, […]
A suspect drunk driver led officers on a chase and hit two pedestrians and another vehicle near the West 7th entertainment district Saturday night, Fort Worth police told Star-Telegram media partner WFAA. Police did not immediately respond to a Star-Telegram request for information. Officers tried to initiate the traffic stop around 10:30 p.m. Saturday near […]
Early Sunday morning, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office responded to a crash at the Fort Parking lot. SJSO and St. Augustine Police Department received reports of a crash in the area of the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument. According to witnesses, a car was traveling northbound on Avenida Menendez at a high rate […]