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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
Filed Under: “Do You Need a Patch?”
Six months ago he had been hit by a car on Rodeo Road, the young man told me. He was laid up for seventeen days. Now he had a metal rod in his back.
July 1, 2016
Hit-and-Run Claims Life of Beloved Nun. We Must Do Better, Los Angeles.
On Sunday, Raquel Diaz, a sister with the Los Angeles Archdiocese, succumbed to her injuries. She was seventy years old.
December 23, 2015
How Many Things Are Wrong With L.A.’s Latest Traffic Safety Billboards?
At a press event yesterday, the L.A. Police Department and Clear Channel revealed a series of billboard images aimed to, according to their press release, "prevent distracted driving and reduce the number of hit-and-run accidents in the Los Angeles area."
October 29, 2015
Anniversaries of Hit-and-Run Deaths Mark Time but Not Healing
Anniversaries can be a b*tch.
October 5, 2015
Governor Signs A.B. 8, Creating Statewide Hit-and-Run Alert Network
Breaking News: Assemblymember Mike Gatto just announced that A.B. 8 was signed by Governor Jerry Brown! Official statements are anticipated soon from Brown and Gatto, but the hit-and-run alert system bill is now state law! Kudos to Governor Brown and Assemblymember Gatto! From Gatto's statement on Facebook:
September 28, 2015
Deadly North Figueroa Street Hit-and-Run Crime Kills Cyclist
According to media reports, this morning at about 3 a.m. a hit-and-run driver struck and killed a cyclist in Highland Park. The crime took place at the intersection of North Figueroa and Pasadena Avenue. The L.A. Times reports that witnesses stated the driver was traveling at 80 miles per hour north on Figueroa. The victim was dragged several hundred feet. LAPD were summoned to the scene and are investigating the crime.
June 26, 2015
Eyes on the Street: Hit and Run PSA Appears on Pasadena Billboard
If you're traveling through Pasadena, you may note a new "Public Service Announcement" billboard from Finish the Ride and Assemblyman Mike Gatto urging people to stop and give aide if they are involved in a traffic crash.
May 11, 2015
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