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Fairfax is the new Montgomery County
Posted by:
causeican
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Date: September 08, 2018 08:44AM
7 pedestrians killed by vehicles in Mont. County since June 1, laziness a key factor
Seven pedestrians have been hit and killed while crossing roadways in Montgomery County this summer, and police explain jaywalking is the highest common denominator.
"They're being lazy not getting to the crosswalk," said Capt. Tom Didone who heads Montgomery County's Traffic Division. “When you're a little kid, the first thing you learn is, don't play in traffic it's dangerous. Yet people are blindly walking across the street, not paying attention to these cars. It violates 'mom's law' as I like to say."
Of the seven incidents, four occurred in Wheaton, two in Rockville and one in Silver Spring. A handful of the victims were walking to or from a bus stop. At least one is believed to have been intoxicated.
Fatal Montgomery County vehicle v. pedestrian collisions from Jan. 1 - Aug. 22, 2018:
•Monday, August 20, at 8:26 p.m. near Georgia Avenue and Glenallan Avenue in Wheaton — Tierno Siradiou Bah, 69, of Silver Spring killed.
•Thursday, August 16 at 4:01 p.m. near Norbeck Road and East Gude Drive in Rockville — Julio Danery Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 34, of an unknown address killed.
•Saturday, August 11, at 11:30 p.m. near Georgia Avenue and Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton — Leonel A. Reyes, 58, of Silver Spring killed.
•Thursday, June 21, at 11:19 p.m. near New Hampshire Avenue and Oakview Drive in Silver Spring — Channea Sreng, 37, of Silver Spring killed.
•Sunday, June 10, at 10:01 p.m. along the 11800 block of Huggins Drive in Wheaton — Omar Rivas Cardenas of Silver Spring killed. He was born in 1966, but an actual birthdate was not immediately available.
•Saturday, June 9, at 3:23 a.m. near University Boulevard West and Amherst Avenue in Wheaton — Edwin Diaz, 38, of Silver Spring killed.
•Saturday, June 2, at 9:51 p.m. along the 500 block of Hungerford Drive in Rockville — Silvano Lemus, 43, of an unknown address killed.
Note: ABC7 is not highlighting three fatal cases as they are outliers: a woman run over by her own SUV in a church parking lot in Boyds, a woman clipped by a BMW while exchanging insurance paperwork on the side of Columbia Pike and a man who crawled into Georgia Avenue after being mugged and robbed.
In the last decade, Montgomery County has recorded as few as six pedestrian roadway fatalities in a given calendar year, and as many as 19. It averages 12.
In 2017, the county had 11 deadly cases. So far this year, there have been 10, but four months remain. Historically, the autumn time change causes more fatalities, as there is a sudden drop in daylight hours.
Traffic statistics show pedestrians are at fault 80 percent of the time in fatal collisions involving vehicles. However, in non-fatal crashes, drivers are more likely to be responsible, 60 percent of the time to be precise.
“We don’t look to assign blame, but rather use this data to better educate the public,” Capt. Didone added. "Vehicles are traveling at 30 miles per hour and weigh three tons. That's way more force to kill somebody than the handgun I carry on my side."
Politicians, including Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett have previously advocated for more crosswalks and better street lighting, plus educational advertisement campaigns.
Montgomery County Police routinely conduct undercover traffic stings, ticketing drivers for ignoring crosswalks and pedestrians for jaywalking. ABC7 was on hand for one such operation in May 2017 in downtown Bethesda.
Under Maryland law, pedestrians must yield to drivers outside of crosswalks. However, authorities remind drivers to remain vigilant and obey traffic laws.
"Everybody needs to do their part to prevent these from occurring… All of these are important people who lost their life, important to somebody,” Capt. Didone concluded.
Seven pedestrians have been hit and killed while crossing roadways in Montgomery County this summer, and police explain jaywalking is the highest common denominator.
"They're being lazy not getting to the crosswalk," said Capt. Tom Didone who heads Montgomery County's Traffic Division. “When you're a little kid, the first thing you learn is, don't play in traffic it's dangerous. Yet people are blindly walking across the street, not paying attention to these cars. It violates 'mom's law' as I like to say."
Of the seven incidents, four occurred in Wheaton, two in Rockville and one in Silver Spring. A handful of the victims were walking to or from a bus stop. At least one is believed to have been intoxicated.
Fatal Montgomery County vehicle v. pedestrian collisions from Jan. 1 - Aug. 22, 2018:
•Monday, August 20, at 8:26 p.m. near Georgia Avenue and Glenallan Avenue in Wheaton — Tierno Siradiou Bah, 69, of Silver Spring killed.
•Thursday, August 16 at 4:01 p.m. near Norbeck Road and East Gude Drive in Rockville — Julio Danery Rodriguez-Gonzalez, 34, of an unknown address killed.
•Saturday, August 11, at 11:30 p.m. near Georgia Avenue and Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton — Leonel A. Reyes, 58, of Silver Spring killed.
•Thursday, June 21, at 11:19 p.m. near New Hampshire Avenue and Oakview Drive in Silver Spring — Channea Sreng, 37, of Silver Spring killed.
•Sunday, June 10, at 10:01 p.m. along the 11800 block of Huggins Drive in Wheaton — Omar Rivas Cardenas of Silver Spring killed. He was born in 1966, but an actual birthdate was not immediately available.
•Saturday, June 9, at 3:23 a.m. near University Boulevard West and Amherst Avenue in Wheaton — Edwin Diaz, 38, of Silver Spring killed.
•Saturday, June 2, at 9:51 p.m. along the 500 block of Hungerford Drive in Rockville — Silvano Lemus, 43, of an unknown address killed.
Note: ABC7 is not highlighting three fatal cases as they are outliers: a woman run over by her own SUV in a church parking lot in Boyds, a woman clipped by a BMW while exchanging insurance paperwork on the side of Columbia Pike and a man who crawled into Georgia Avenue after being mugged and robbed.
In the last decade, Montgomery County has recorded as few as six pedestrian roadway fatalities in a given calendar year, and as many as 19. It averages 12.
In 2017, the county had 11 deadly cases. So far this year, there have been 10, but four months remain. Historically, the autumn time change causes more fatalities, as there is a sudden drop in daylight hours.
Traffic statistics show pedestrians are at fault 80 percent of the time in fatal collisions involving vehicles. However, in non-fatal crashes, drivers are more likely to be responsible, 60 percent of the time to be precise.
“We don’t look to assign blame, but rather use this data to better educate the public,” Capt. Didone added. "Vehicles are traveling at 30 miles per hour and weigh three tons. That's way more force to kill somebody than the handgun I carry on my side."
Politicians, including Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett have previously advocated for more crosswalks and better street lighting, plus educational advertisement campaigns.
Montgomery County Police routinely conduct undercover traffic stings, ticketing drivers for ignoring crosswalks and pedestrians for jaywalking. ABC7 was on hand for one such operation in May 2017 in downtown Bethesda.
Under Maryland law, pedestrians must yield to drivers outside of crosswalks. However, authorities remind drivers to remain vigilant and obey traffic laws.
"Everybody needs to do their part to prevent these from occurring… All of these are important people who lost their life, important to somebody,” Capt. Didone concluded.
Re: Fairfax is the new Montgomery County
Posted by:
Brown Onion
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Date: September 08, 2018 09:54AM
If only iguana eaters would follow the signs/controls and negroes wouldn't be doing the perp walk taking forever, less accidents for sure.
Re: Fairfax is the new Montgomery County
Posted by:
PG Co Resident
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Date: September 09, 2018 12:35AM
PG County says those are amateur numbers.
Re: Fairfax is the new Montgomery County
Posted by:
road crosser 15
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Date: September 09, 2018 10:42AM
Does anyone know how those roads got their names? Especially Norbeck Rd. Why is it called that? Is that a family name or just something someone made up? Also Huggins drive. Why is it named like it is?
Re: Fairfax is the new Montgomery County
Posted by:
hiztorian87
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Date: September 09, 2018 11:42AM
road crosser 15 Wrote:
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> Does anyone know how those roads got their names?
> Especially Norbeck Rd. Why is it called that? Is
> that a family name or just something someone made
> up? Also Huggins drive. Why is it named like it
> is?
A freed slave by the name of Joshua Norbeck was given a 25 acre lot by his former owner and it was known as Norbeck farm. In the 1880s it had become an established town and was granted a post office by the federal government. It was a African-American community.
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> Does anyone know how those roads got their names?
> Especially Norbeck Rd. Why is it called that? Is
> that a family name or just something someone made
> up? Also Huggins drive. Why is it named like it
> is?
A freed slave by the name of Joshua Norbeck was given a 25 acre lot by his former owner and it was known as Norbeck farm. In the 1880s it had become an established town and was granted a post office by the federal government. It was a African-American community.