San Diego is months away from its self-imposed deadline for ending all traffic deaths. Those who have lost loved ones to traffic violence see a city government that's asleep at the wheel.
A pedestrian crosses El Cajon Boulevard at Park Boulevard, where Josh Gilliland was fatally struck last year, July 9, 2024.
On June 10 of last year, Gilliland was walking from his home in Hillcrest to his job at Cheers, a dive bar in University Heights. As he crossed El Cajon Boulevard at Park Boulevard, a driver ran a red light and struck Gilliland, then fled. Gilliland died in the hospital four days later."I don't think I'll ever be completely whole again," Moore said."I continue to want to call him and tell him something.
Bethany Bezak, director of the San Diego Transportation Department, said pedestrian fatalities have remained stubbornly high throughout the country. Even if the city fails to achieve its Vision Zero goal on deadline, she said, her department is still committed to building safer streets.
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