CROSSWALK CAMPAIGN DEBUTS OFFICIALS AIM TO PREVENT COLLISIONS THAT HAVE KILLED 37 PEDESTRIANS IN VALLEY.Byline: Orith Goldberg Staff Writer Alarmed by the deaths of 37 pedestrians in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. this year, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police and the Sherman Oaks Chamber of Commerce launched a program Wednesday aimed at crosswalk safety. The Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and the chamber are placing 10,000 decals in the windows of local businesses, reminding pedestrians to use crosswalks. ``Like any other visual aid, we hope when people see that sticker, it will be the subliminal subliminal /sub·lim·i·nal/ (-lim´i-n'l) below the threshold of sensation or conscious awareness. sub·lim·i·nal adj. 1. Below the threshold of conscious perception. Used of stimuli. reminder not to walk or run across the street without looking,'' Greg Meyer Greg Meyer is best known for his accomplishments in distance running. Most notably, he is the last American male to win the Boston Marathon. Education He attended Touro Law School for only two semesters. , commanding officer of the Valley Traffic Division, said during a news conference. The Sherman Oaks Chamber, the Valley Traffic Advisory Council and the Mid-Valley Police Council contributed a total of $1,500 for the decal program. If it is successful, it will be expanded departmentwide, Meyer said. Police said 37 pedestrians have died so far this year, about 20 more than were killed during the comparable period in 1998. Among the most recent was Anne Klugman, 92, of Van Nuys, who died Sunday following a hit-and-run collision with a green, four-door 1992 Lincoln Town Car The Lincoln Town Car is a rear wheel drive full-size luxury sedan and serves as the flagship of Ford's Lincoln luxury car division. Often referred to as a traditional American luxury sedan, the Town Car features a V8 engine, rear wheel drive, very generous exterior and interior . Klugman's daughter-in-law, Stella, urged witnesses to contact Detective Jamie Weaver at (818) 756-8391. ``I'm both angry and sorry for the (driver),'' she said. ``I would just like this person to come forward, admit what happened and to make very sure this person never gets involved in something like this again.'' Of the 37 pedestrian-related fatalities this year, 13 occurred in the LAPD's Van Nuys Division, seven in Devonshire, six each at Foothill and North Hollywood, and five at West Valley. ``What we're seeing is people coming to crosswalks, failing to yield when a pedestrian is lawfully in a crosswalk,'' Mark Cronin Mark Cronin is an American television producer and writer. Biography A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Chemical Engineering, Cronin spent five years working as an engineer in research and marketing. , a traffic services officer with Valley Traffic. ``Another problem is people stepping off the curb at an improper time into the crosswalk, and jaywalkers.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: KLUGMAN |
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