According to IMPD, so far this year there has been 358 crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists and 33 of them have been deadly.
INDIANAPOLIS— This week IMPD and Indiana State police are increasing traffic patrol following concerns from the people they serve."We’ve seen a lot of fatalities. We’ve seen a lot of families being hurt," said Sgt. Javen Richards with IMPD. East DistrictThere has also been 76 hit-and-run accidents involving pedestrians and cyclists with 9 of them being deadly.
On Monday morning, WRTV joined Officer Andrew Sheler on a ride along through part of the Southeast District.Sheler says they're hearing the same complaints about pedestrian safety in their district as well. "It’s not uncommon to have a car drive right past you and keep driving in a fully marked car," said Sheler."Me personally as an officer if I can address the problem within the traffic stop I would much rather correct it because that’s what I would prefer personally," said Sheler."To me it seems we’re trying to bounce back from that a little bit. It’s getting better, but it’s going to take enforcement and holding individuals accountable," said Sheler.
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