Two children were hit in two separate crashes that occurred within minutes of each other on Sunday, May 19. Around 3:45 pm, a 5-year-old girl was crossing the street at East 40th Street and Wayne Avenue when the driver passed a stopped vehicle and struck her. Less than 5 minutes later, another child was hit […]
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PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian struck near Brookside Art Annual
A pedestrian was struck by the driver of a vehicle near the Brookside Art Annual. The crash occurred on Friday, May 3, about a block away from the event. The pedestrian was crossing Meyer Boulevard at Brookside Boulevard when they were struck. There was no word on the identity of the victim or their condition. […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian dies following hit-and-run in KCMO
A pedestrian in Kansas City, Missouri has died days after a hit-and-run sent him to the hospital. The crash occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, April 29 near the intersection of 18th Street and Bristol Avenue. According to authorities, the victim, identified as 37-year-old Jesus Avalos, was struck by the driver in the driveway […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian struck and killed in Overland Park
A woman was struck and killed in Overland Park just after midnight on May 2. The crash occurred on US 69 Highway, just south of W. 95th Street. The victim, Karla Ramirez of Kansas City, Kansas, had just exited a car that had lost control traveling northbound and had struck the median. As she did […]
MEDIA ALERT: The Saluto family, Lorrie Brown, BikeWalkKC, and City Market to Dedicate Ghost Bike to Honor Cyclist Anthony Saluto
Dedication Ceremony: 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2019 at City Market Park, 300-398 Main Street, KCMO 64152 Contact: Karen Campbell, Director of Development and Communications karen.campbell@bikewalkkc.org or (816) 205-7056, ext. 2 Kansas City, Mo. | April 3, 2019 – The Saluto family, Lorrie Brown, and BikeWalkKC will dedicate a “ghost bike” memorial bike rack in […]
Pedestrian Fatalities on the Rise: What Do We Do?
The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently released 2018 data on pedestrian traffic fatalities by state, and the numbers were sobering. Since reaching a low of 4,109 fatalities in 2009, the national total has climbed back up to 6,227. The report notes that 2018 is projected to see the highest number of pedestrian fatalities since […]
What We Learned – When Crashes Occur
Following the sentencing of the man who killed Anthony Saluto, BikeWalkKC wanted to understand the process through which a case like this is approached. We’re an advocacy organization, not a law firm or victim’s rights agency, so it helped for us to reach out to those who work in that realm to get a better […]
PRESS RELEASE: Young cyclist hit near school in Shawnee
A boy who was riding his bike to school in Shawnee was injured Tuesday morning. The crash occurred around 7:40 a.m. at the intersection of 55th Street and Rosehill Road. Police say that the 12-year-old boy was riding his bike towards Ray Marsh Elementary when he was struck by a driver heading eastbound in the […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run on Troost
A pedestrian was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash early on the morning of Sunday, September 9. The crash took place at the intersection of 81st Street and Troost Avenue. Around 2:45 a.m., police received a call about a woman who was found unconscious in the street. When authorities arrived, the victim was rushed […]
Anthony Saluto’s Killer Sentenced: What Now?
On Thursday, August 16, the man who killed Anthony Saluto as he rode his bike along Independence Avenue was sentenced for what he did. Members of Anthony’s family, as well as BikeWalkKC, provided impact statements in an effort to convince the judge to hand down a harsher sentence. Unfortunately, the judge delivered the sentence that […]