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Damian Kevitt on Hit-and-Run, Backlash, and World Day of Remembrance
Streetsblog L.A. recently caught up with Damien Kevitt of Finish the Ride and Streets Are For Everyone (SAFE). Kevitt spoke about his background, Finish the Ride, L.A.’s hit-and-run epidemic, and this week’s World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
November 16, 2017
LA City Council Gets Tough on Hit-and-Run Crimes: New Rewards and Alerts
Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve two new city programs that aim to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. According to Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch Englander, hit-and-run crashes killed 27 people in Los Angeles in 2014, and 80 percent of recent hit-and-run crimes remain unsolved.
February 10, 2015
Governor Vetoes One of Four Hit-and-Run Bills; Deadline for Others: Today
Governor Jerry Brown vetoed one of four hit-and-run bills passed by the California Senate and Assembly. A.B. 2337, by Assemblymember Eric Linder (R-Corona), would have increased the automatic driver's license suspension for a hit-and-run conviction from one to two years.
September 29, 2014
Gatto and Englander Stump State Legislation for Hit-and-Run Alert System
At a press conference on the steps of Los Angeles City Hall yesterday, state and local legislators joined forces with local non-profits to draw attention to efforts to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. The press conference focused on A.B. 47 - a proposal to create a new emergency alert system to notify the public to help apprehend hit-and-run suspects. The alert system would use existing state-controlled sign boards on state-controlled freeways, so it will require state legislation.
July 24, 2014
Addressing the Hit-and-Run Epidemic: When “Finishing the Ride” Acts as the Launch of a Movement
So, this is what it takes to make people angry enough to care, I thought as I looked out over the sea of elected officials, journalists, cameras, and cyclists gathering at the start point for Damian Kevitt's Finish the Ride event Sunday morning.
April 28, 2014
Judge to Hit-and-Run Perpetrator: Don’t Do it Again or it Will Be Considered Murder
"If you drink and drive and kill someone again, [this time] it will carry a charge of murder with a minimum sentence of 15 years," the judge told 21-year-old Wendy Villegas at her sentencing hearing. "Do you understand?"*
April 22, 2014
Join Damian Kevitt to Finish the Ride on April 27
- There is no way following that crash that I wan't going to get back on my bike -
January 27, 2014