A 48-year-old pedestrian died in the hospital as Sacramento City Council prepared to consider declaring a state of emergency over a road safety crisis that has now killed at least 21 people this year.
The woman, who has not yet been identified, was struck Thursday night just outside of Sacramento City College trying to cross Sutterville Road, which the city has previously identified as dangerous. Police confirmed she died from her injuries on Monday morning.
“We need to take immediate and urgent action,” Maple tweeted Friday evening, when the woman was still in critical condition in the hospital. She said that she, Mayor Darrell Steinberg and Councilwoman Karina Talamantes would call for both funding a “public education campaign” and for ramped-up police enforcement of traffic violations that imperil pedestrians.
The proposal would also direct staff to “expedite safety projects.” City leaders made a Vision Zero promise in 2017 to eliminate all traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2027, but currently remains behind schedule to fulfill that promise.
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