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Residents urge faster action on county safety plan after two recent pedestrian crashes
Summary
Public commenters told the Bergen County Board of County Commissioners the county must move urgently on the Local Safety Action Plan after two recent crashes that left a child dead and others injured, and cited limited county capacity to deliver roadway fixes.
Two public speakers at a Bergen County Commissioners meeting on a recent public hearing urged officials to fast-track a countywide Local Safety Action Plan after two pedestrian crashes in two weeks, including the death of a 4-year-old. Chris Nowell, a Fort Lee resident, said a mother carrying an infant and walking with two sons was struck by a driver making a left turn at Ramapo Valley Road (U.S. 202) and Oak Street in Oakland; the child, identified by Nowell as 4-year-old Jalen, was killed and other family members were injured. “If you haven't visited the intersection and the memorial that's there, please go and spend some time there,” Nowell said. Nowell cited the county’s systemic analysis of intersection crashes and urged the commission not to delay…
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