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On Monday, we published my reporting on the death of Alessa Fajardo, a 4-year-old girl who was killed by a driver while walking to school with her mother in October of 2019. In the roughly 15 months since Alessa died, her parents, Erica and Jaime Fajardo, have been waiting for the woman who killed their daughter to be held accountable and for the city to make safety improvements on Olympic Blvd. and Normandie Ave. in Koreatown. Shortly after Alessa was killed, city workers restriped the crosswalks at the intersection, but as I reported, further improvements remained pending or unfunded. Then on Wednesday morning, workers with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation installed new safety features at the intersection, including at the crosswalk where Alessa died. ....
Coronavirus: Updates Updated Published January 26, 2021 4:52 PM Palm trees stand behind a street art piece by artist Pony Wave depicting two people kissing while wearing face masks on Venice Beach on March 21, 2020 in Venice, California. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) The first case of COVID-19 in L.A. County was discovered one year ago today, Jan. 26, 2020. Since then, more than one million people in the county have tested positive for the virus, and nearly 16,000 people have died. Sadly, it s far from over. January 2021 is on track to be the county s deadliest month in the pandemic yet. Today, L.A. County health officials reported ....
Over 100 Pedestrians Are Killed By Drivers In LA Every Year. Here s What We Found By Ryan Fonseca FACEBOOK In 2019, 134 people were killed by drivers while walking in Los Angeles. That s about one death every two-and-a-half days. In fact, pedestrian deaths increased from 87 in 2014 or nearly 55% over 5 years. Hundreds more pedestrians are injured by drivers each year. What makes that statistic even more troubling is that deaths climbed after city officials implemented Vision Zero, a program with the very public goal of ending such deaths by 2025. The safety initiative is managed by the city s Department of Transportation. I d been watching the progress (or lack of progress) with Vision Zero for a while. Then in October 2019, a pre-schooler named Alessa Fajardo was killed by a driver in Koreatown while crossing with the light, in a crosswalk, holding her mother s hand. She was just steps from her school. ....
Death In A Crosswalk: The Killing Of A 4-Year-Old Shows LA s Failure To Stop Traffic Violence By Ryan Fonseca FACEBOOK Alessa Fajardo is 4 years old and a superstar. It says so on the badge her mother pins to her clothes as she gets ready for school. It s a high honor for the preschooler, who s been chosen to lead her class that week at Mariposa-Nabi Primary Center in Koreatown. It s Oct. 16, 2019, a Wednesday morning. Alessa s mom, Erica Fajardo, packs her daughter s lunch bag. It has a rainbow on it Alessa says it s her favorite color, since she can t decide among the others. ....