East County News Service
October 19, 2015 (El Cajon) – The El Cajon Police Department will host a community forum on traffic and pedestrian safety on Wednesday, October 21 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Ronald Reagan Community Center, 195 East Douglas Avenue in El Cajon.
From 2011 through 2014, 17 people died in pedestrian traffic accidents in El Cajon and 61 were seriously injured, according to results of a public records request by East County Magazine. View data.
In 2010, 32,885 people were killed nationally in motor vehicle-related collisions and over 4,000 of those deaths were pedestrians, according to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration.
El Cajon Police Chief Jim Redman urges, “Be informed and stay alive!”
The forum aims to education the public and provide a platform for information exchange to help build partnerships between the police and public and address needs within the community.
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