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Hit-and-Run in Boyle Heights Forever Changes Lives in an Instant
She must have been traveling really fast, they speculated.
September 18, 2013
20/20 Gives Cover to LAPD on Hit-and-Runs, Reminds Advocates Why Mainstream Journalism Can’t Cover Hit and Runs
ABC's 20/20 news magazine focused Friday's episode on the dangers of driving and did so in one of the most ham-handed ways possible. "Highway to Hell" was remarkable for many reasons, but the kicker was the love letter from 20/20 to the LAPD for its response to our local hit-and-run crisis.
August 26, 2013
Did City Admit Culpability in Boardwalk Hit and Run by Calling for Traffic Bollards?
For the most part, Council Member Mike Bonin and the City of Los Angeles have received high marks for their response to Saturday evening's vehicular attack on the Venice Boardwalk. However, following Tuesday's vote to install temporary bollards to physically block vehicular access to the Boardwalk, a rumble began that the city may have erred.
August 8, 2013
Support the United Riders of South L.A. as They Ride in Gardena this Weekend (UPDATED)
If you've followed this blog at all recently, you're probably familiar with the disturbing video showing some of our favorite South L.A. superheroes -- the East Side Riders and Los Ryderz -- getting pulled over, frisked, and handed bogus tickets while on a memorial bike ride for Benjamin Torres.
August 6, 2013
Response to Venice Boardwalk Crash Should Be Model, Not Outlier
Saturday in the late afternoona, Nathan Lewis Campbell got in his car and created carnage on the Venice Boardwalk. The 38-year-old native of Colorado drove on to the boardwalk and swerved through the area injuring dozens and killing Italian Alice Gruppioni, a 32 year old newly waling barefoot on the beach next to her husband. They were on their honeymoon.
August 5, 2013
Public Safety Committee Acknowledges the Hit and Run Crisis, LAPD Not So Much.
In Los Angeles, according to LAPD crime statistics for 2011, 1273 cyclists and pedestrians were victims of hit and run crimes. In other words every single day, 3 or 4 cyclists and pedestrians become hit and run victims within Los Angeles city limits. Of these, 26 people walking or biking died as a result of the collision in which a motorist fled the scene. Another 10 victims were killed while in cars.
August 2, 2013
Did LAPD Sgt. Arturo Yanez Help Cover Up a Hit and Run?
The sad story of Jesse Dotson, the army veteran and postal worker killed by a hit and run driver after a July 26 crash, would not have be a major news story without the potential involvement of an LAPD Sargent in a cover-up.
July 8, 2013
Finally…. Hit & Run Cycling Victim, Paul Livingston is on the Road to Justice
On June 12, 2011 Paul Livingston, an avid cyclist in the Los Angeles area, rode from Hollywood to the beach as he often did four or five times a week. On his way home, at approximately 6 pm he rode his bicycle through Beverly Hills. Just before City Hall on Santa Monica Boulevard., he was hit from behind by a car.
April 11, 2013