A twelve-year-old boy was recently killed as he bounced his ball outside his Brooklyn home. According to Streetsblog.com, Samuel Cohen-Eckstein was hit by a van as he ran into the street to retrieve his ball. In an odd twist of fate, his parents had repeatedly spoken out about pedestrian safety issues in the area over the past few years. [Read more…]
Walking Can Be Dangerous in New Jersey
Pedestrian safety has always been an issue in New Jersey and the number of fatal accidents has increased. Pedestrian deaths increased to 165 in 2012 from 143 a year earlier, as NJ.com newspaper website reported. [Read more…]