Fairfax County leads the nation with the lowest pedestrian fatality rate at 0.05 per 100,000 residents. Collin County and Middlesex County rank second and third, reporting 0.62 and 0.83 fatalities per 100,000 residents, respectively. Conversely, San Bernardino County stands at 4.63 pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 residents, making it the most dangerous county across the United States. A new study highlighted ...

As part of Santa Clarita’s ongoing commitment to public safety, small dividers will be installed on Orchard Village Road in the coming weeks to provide a protected pathway for pedestrians and bicyclists. This temporary installation is expected to start Dec. 9 and will stretch between approximately Lyons Avenue and Mill Valley Road, utilizing the existing roadway shoulder to create a ...

With September being Pedestrian Safety Month, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, (LASD) is set to have additional deputies on patrol throughout the County to enforce laws protecting pedestrians, including in Santa Clarita.  For the safety of everyone walking or driving, the LASD is expected to have additional deputies on patrol throughout September specifically looking for California Vehicle Code  violations ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) has released a notification with safety tips for drivers and pedestrians in recognition of National Pedestrian Safety Month. October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and the LASD released a series of safety tips Wednesday in recognition of that fact. “Whether in a parking lot, crosswalk, or intersection, we are all pedestrians,” Sergeant Robert ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is joining law enforcement agencies across California to help educate the public on how to be safe when walking or driving during September as part of Pedestrian Safety Month. September marks Pedestrian Safety Month, and law enforcement agencies across the state are working together to help educate residents on how to stay safe while ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is set to conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation in Santa Clarita this week. The operation is planned for Sept. 2, from 7 a.m. -11 a.m. aimed at keeping people who need to go out to exercise or run essential errands safe. While the COVID-19 pandemic is requiring residents to stay home ...

Officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are set to conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation on Wednesday. Between 7 a.m. and 11 a.m. on Wednesday,  May 27, officials with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station are set to conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation in the Santa Clarita aimed at “keeping people who need to ...

A Santa Clarita personal injury lawyer, as well as law enforcement and City officials, are offering tips on pedestrian safety and discussing efforts to prevent pedestrian fatalities and collisions. Rick Patterson, founding partner at Owen, Patterson & Owen, noted that many pedestrian fatalities occur on freeways after an initial crash, when motorists either attempt to cross lanes on foot or ...

On Thursday, deputies issued 74 citations to distracted drivers during their pedestrian and bicycle safety operation in Santa Clarita, officials said. Between the hours of 7 and 11 a.m. Thursday, a pedestrian and bicycle safety operation was conducted in the City of Santa Clarita, said Shirley Miller, a spokesperson for the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station. “During the special enforcement ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is set to take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians on traffic laws, rules and responsibilities.  During the operation, deputies are set to look for violations made by bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians that put others at risk.  “These violations include drivers speeding, making illegal ...