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Faces of Traffic Death @trafficdeath

120 Americans die from preventable traffic violence each day. These are their faces. Managed by @fam4safestreets.

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5-year-old Simon Gonzalez struck and killed by a school bus in front of his brother in Standish, Maine. 🕯️ kptv.com/2025/12/16/kinderga…

Kindergartner hit, killed by school bus in front of brother, officials say

A kindergartner in Maine was killed Tuesday morning when he was struck by a school bus, according to WMTW.

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Six year old Adrian Salgado killed in school bus crash in south Oklahoma City. Encouraging that state @mickydollens and local officials are promising safety upgrades. Area had been identified as dangerous. kfor.com/news/local/lawmaker…

Lawmaker advocates for more safety measures in South OKC after deadly bus accident

A recent school bus accident that left a six-year-old dead has a lawmaker pushing for additional safety measures in neighborhoods near schools in South Oklahoma City.

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Sergio Maya, 34, killed while trying to cross the street by an SUV driver in Chicago 🕯️ @streetsblogchi says the road he was killed on, Sheridan, is a "traffic sewer" for drivers. chi.streetsblog.org/2025/12/…
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Zachary Wensel, 19, was disabled when a driver drove left of center to pass an Amish buggy and struck him head on on his motorcycle in Holmes County, Ohio. A short time later, unable to work, he took is own life 😭 His mother is fighting for a safety fix news5cleveland.com/news/loca…
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13-yo Chance Hunnicutt struck & killed by a semi truck driver while riding his bike to meet friends in Manhattan, IL 🕯️ "Chance’s light touched everyone who knew him — his smile, his kindness, his energy will never be forgotten." gofundme.com/f/support-for-t… chi.streetsblog.org/2025/10/…
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Four teenagers killed by a wrong-way driver on the NJ Turnpike. 🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️ Yaakov Kilberg, 19, Aharon Lebovits,18, and Shlomo Cohen, 18, and Chaim Grossman, 18 😭 It's far too often we see American highways becoming scenes of mass tragedy. courierpostonline.com/story/…

Four teens, including three from Lakewood, killed in head-on crash on New Jersey Turnpike

The four were in a car struck by a motorist going the wrong way on the New Jersey Turnpike early Sunday, police said.

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12-year-old Haylee Ryan was riding her bicycle when she was struck and killed by a school bus near Lied STEM Academy in Las Vegas. 🕯️ One of two 12yo students in the district killed biking to or from school in the area fox5vegas.com/2025/10/11/way…
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Joe Lazar, 83, a long-time crossing guard in Westlake, Ohio, struck and killed in the line of duty. 🕯️ “He was stationed right in front of the police department." Part of a rash of similar incidents in Cleveland's western suburbs cleveland.com/news/2025/10/p…

Pedestrian, cyclist crashes raise alarm in Westlake, Rocky River and beyond

Westlake and Rocky River officials have responded to recent accidents near schools with speed monitoring, increased enforcement and public education campaigns.

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Avery Devon Neal, 32, a survivor of a mass shooting, struck down and killed in Indianapolis by a hit and run driver. 🕯️ "He was getting off the bus coming home." He is the 25th pedestrian killed in Indy this year 😭 wthr.com/article/news/local/…
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Dylan Straughn (far left) a high school sophomore killed by a driver while riding his bike in Colrain Township, Ohio. 🕯️ "Whether it was music, sports, or learning, Dylan brought joy and kindness everywhere he went," wcpo.com/moeller-dylan-strau…
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58-year-old Colene Ruhl, thrown from her wheelchair and killed by the driver of a semi-truck in Winter Springs, Florida. 🕯️ fox35orlando.com/news/woman-…

Woman thrown from wheelchair, killed in Winter Springs by semi while crossing road: Police

A woman in a wheelchair was hit and killed by a semi-tractor-trailer while attempting to cross a Winter Springs road on Tuesday afternoon, police say.

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Hayley Linville, 31, struck and killed by a Milwaukee police officer 🕯️ “She was a type of person that was liked and loved by everyone” cbs58.com/news/family-of-wom…
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Jasmine Martinez, 39, struck and killed by a hit and run driver while crossing in a crosswalk in Long Beach, CA 🕯️ mynewsla.com/crime/2025/09/1…

Authorities Identify Pedestrian Killed in Long Beach Hit-and-Run - MyNewsLA.com

A 39-year-old woman who was struck and killed by a car in Long Beach was identified Tuesday. Officers responded at approximately 12:16 p.m. Friday near Long Beach Boulevard and 68th Street, according...

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Faces of Traffic Death retweeted
🌈Prioritize people over cars@gratifihouston
12 Sep 2025
Gun violence and car violence are the two leading killers of children in this country. That's it. That's the post.
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11 Sep 2025
Boy, just 1 and a half, killed when an SUV smashes into his daycare in Ontario. Six other children injured. "it was a very tragic and horrible day here in our city.” chch.com/chch-news/young-chi…
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A 2yo girl was killed after she was struck by a pickup truck driver in a parking lot in Layton, Utah. 🕯️ 13wham.com/news/nation-world…

2-year-old hit by truck in Layton parking lot dies in hospital, police say

A 2-year-old girl was airlifted in critical condition and died in the hospital after a truck hit her in a Layton car wash parking lot, according to authorities.

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Boy, just 1 and a half, killed when an SUV smashes into his daycare in Ontario. Six other children injured. "it was a very tragic and horrible day here in our city.” chch.com/chch-news/young-chi…

Young child dead, nine injured after SUV smashes through window of Ontario daycare

A young child died after an SUV smashed through the window of a daycare north of Toronto shortly before pickup time on Wednesday afternoon.

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What's it like being hit by a car going 40 mph? It exerts similar force as falling off a 54-ft ladder Kudos to the VirginiaDMB for this powerful demonstration in Richmond. "Last year..410 people lost their lives in speed-related crashes across Virginia" dmv.virginia.gov/news/youd-n…
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Harry Fenton, 67, lawyer, husband, father, grandfather of five, killed on a dangerous road, Belmont Avenue, in Philadelphia, by a driver who was racing. 🕯️ "The city must act," says @bcgp, of which Fenton was a member. bicyclecoalition.org/bcgp-me…
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Jeanette Espitia and her unborn child, killed in June trying to cross SE Military Dr. (a dangerous road) in San Antonio, that has since been the site of a serious crash that left a man hospitalized 🕯️🕯️ news4sanantonio.com/news/loc…
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31 Aug 2025
The royal family are members of @Fam4SafeStreets @trafficdeath , if all vehicles had speed limiters how many notable people would still be alive I’ll go first……….
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