Recent Streetsblog LA posts about hit and run

Governor Signs A.B. 8, Creating Statewide Hit-and-Run Alert Network

By Joe Linton | Sep 28, 2015 | 1 Comment

Breaking News: Assemblymember Mike Gatto just announced that A.B. 8 was signed by Governor Jerry Brown! Official statements are anticipated soon from Brown and Gatto, but the hit-and-run alert system bill is now state law! Kudos to Governor Brown and Assemblymember Gatto! From Gatto’s statement on Facebook: Governor Brown has signed A.B. 8, my bill […]

Deadly North Figueroa Street Hit-and-Run Crime Kills Cyclist

By Joe Linton | Jun 26, 2015 | 14 Comments

According to media reports, this morning at about 3 a.m. a hit-and-run driver struck and killed a cyclist in Highland Park. The crime took place at the intersection of North Figueroa and Pasadena Avenue. The L.A. Times reports that witnesses stated the driver was traveling at 80 miles per hour north on Figueroa. The victim was dragged several hundred […]

Eyes on the Street: Hit and Run PSA Appears on Pasadena Billboard

By Damien Newton | May 11, 2015 | 3 Comments

If you’re traveling through Pasadena, you may note a new “Public Service Announcement” billboard from Finish the Ride and Assemblyman Mike Gatto urging people to stop and give aide if they are involved in a traffic crash. It’s no secret that both Finish the Ride (FtR) and Gatto are champions of reforming hit and run […]

Finish the Ride Rolls on While Hit-and-Runs Make Headlines

By Damien Newton | Apr 20, 2015 | 1 Comment

Yesterday, Finish the Ride held its second annual self-titled bike ride to raise awareness of traffic safety issues. Damian Kevitt, the hit-and-run survivor who lost a leg and founded a movement around creating safer roads, was front and center, offering both a frank statement on the safety of our roads and optimism and encouragement for those […]

LA City Council Gets Tough on Hit-and-Run Crimes: New Rewards and Alerts

By Joe Linton | Feb 10, 2015 | 8 Comments

Today, the Los Angeles City Council voted to approve two new city programs that aim to stem the tide of hit-and-run crimes. According to Los Angeles City Councilmember Mitch Englander, hit-and-run crashes killed 27 people in Los Angeles in 2014, and 80 percent of recent hit-and-run crimes remain unsolved. The city’s hit-and-run efforts were previewed […]

Brown Vetoes Road User Safety Laws Including Hit-and-Run, Vulnerable User

By Melanie Curry | Sep 30, 2014 | 8 Comments

In the last hours before the deadline for signing legislation from this year’s legislative session, California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a batch of bills that could have improved safety for bicyclists, pedestrians, and other road users. Included in the list of today’s vetoes are three bills addressing the problem of hit-and-run crimes. Two of them […]

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