SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — The San Francisco Municipal Transit Authority has made modifications to an intersection close to the doorway to Interstate 280 the place a 4-year-old lady in a stroller was killed within the crosswalk final week. The transit authority posted on Friday that it had diminished the 2 proper flip lanes from 4th Road onto King Road all the way down to a single lane.
The change is meant to sluggish visitors and cut back the battle between turning automobiles and pedestrians within the crosswalk.
The transfer was made “in response to final week’s tragedy,” SFMTA mentioned.
The dying of the 4-year-old lady, whose father additionally suffered life-threatening accidents, led to widespread outcry from the neighborhood, metropolis leaders and security advocates. On Monday, San Francisco Mayor London Breed known as for speedy security enhancements to the South of Market intersection.
The motive force within the deadly crash, a 71-year-old lady, was arrested and charged with three counts of failure to yield to pedestrians and vehicular manslaughter.
