Road Violence
Last week, incredibly, I stopped to help yet another crash victim on Hilltop Road in Annapolis.
A 40-year-old woman was hit IN THE CROSSWALK. This is the SECOND near killing in as many weeks on the SAME ROAD within a few blocks of each other that I not only witnessed but stopped to help. It's close to where Zarko Peruza was killed in a hit-and-run crash last year. His ghost bike is there but is making no difference.
It didn't matter that she was in a crosswalk. Her body dented his hood and broke his windshield with her head. I don't know her status but she was able to tell me her age, and name and that she is from Mexico on her way home from work in the middle of a sunny hot day. Thank god she was hit by a car, not a truck or SUV. SUVs and Trucks far more often kill their victims. If you drive one (and now 80% of drivers do) Be extra careful as you will more likely kill someone if you hit them.
This is also a block from where I stopped to help a 69-year-old who was riding his bike In the "Bikelane" and yet was hit by a SUV driver pulling out into the road. He was able to talk but barely. I also don't know his status
How is it that I have witnessed TWO near killings on the same street just weeks apart?
What's ironic is that I am doing what I can to stop the road violence and need help to begin Pace Car and Operation SNAP and 20mph-Is-Plenty - Our little company Little Deeds, www.littledeeds.com will take the lead on this as our Vision and Mission is 100% about safety for seniors and our most vulnerable. Frankly, no one, including Zero Deaths Maryland, is making any difference in our crash rates. Drivers are hurting and killing others at incredible rates now.
I will need all your help .....as what we are doing now is next to nothing as proven by our road killing rate increase. Frankly, I am traumatized witnessing all this road violence and will not stop looking for justice for our most vulnerable - PM or text or call me if you'd like to help as a volunteer Pace Car Driver 443-569-5438 - [email protected]