Spike in crashes involving pedestrians
Cobb County police say there’s been a spike in crashes which have severely injured or killed pedestrians within the final two weeks with three pedestrians being hit in a 3 day span final week.
COBB COUNTY, Ga. – In line with Cobb County Police, there’s been a spike in crashes which have severely injured or killed pedestrians within the final two weeks.
Three pedestrians had been hit in a three-day span final week.
“One life misplaced is one too many,” mentioned Ofc. Aaron Wilson with the Cobb County Police Division.
That’s why a latest spike in crashes the place pedestrians have been killed or severely injured is troubling for Cobb County Police.
“I might say it is not regular to see as many individuals as we’ve recently,” Wilson mentioned.
Ofc. Wilson says sometimes they see a rise in pedestrians getting hit in the summertime months when it’s hotter and there’s extra foot visitors.
“To see them getting struck and killed or severely injured by automobiles, particularly within the colder months of the yr when foot visitors is not usually excessive,” Wilson mentioned.
This is a have a look at these latest crashes:
- On Nov. 26, a pedestrian was hit and killed on the intersection of Austell Highway and Orange Hill Drive.
- Then on Nov. 30, a pedestrian was hit and killed attempting to cross Pat Mell Highway close to the intersection with Benson Avenue.
- On Dec. 5, a pedestrian was killed on Cobb Parkway in Acworth.
- On Dec. 6, a pedestrian was killed whereas attempting to cross Austell Highway on the intersection with Harm Highway.
- Then on Dec. 7, a pedestrian was hit and severely injured in a crash on Sandtown Highway close to Westside Drive.
The driving force fled the scene, and police are on the lookout for them.
“We have had three in three days…these occur, sadly, all throughout Cobb County,” Wilson mentioned.
Wilson says investigators are engaged on all these crashes and attempting to find out if there are any similarities.
Two of those crashes concerned pedestrians in crosswalks.
He says drivers have to recollect it’s Georgia legislation to yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.
“Whenever you’re driving in an space that has the next foot visitors, there’s going to be crosswalks, and also you can’t be driving via these areas dashing or distracted. Since you by no means know when anyone goes to be using these crosswalks. So, you must remember that they’re there and decelerate,” Wilson mentioned.
He says they consider areas which have seen crashes to find out whether or not they should have extra patrols in these areas.
“Because the police division, we need to see how may this have been prevented? Does this space want extra patrol officers doing pace detection, monitoring to see if individuals are driving distracted? So if that signifies that anyone needs to be written a ticket, that is a lot better than having to inform anyone else that their cherished one was killed,” Wilson mentioned.
He additionally says for those who dwell in Cobb County and are involved that individuals are driving too quick or distracted close to the place you reside, you’ll be able to name them and request extra patrols in that space.
The Supply: This text relies on unique reporting by FOX 5’s Eric Mock.
