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Escondido officials, school district and residents weigh joint traffic-safety information campaign after child killed in hit-and-run
Summary
City staff and trustees proposed a joint public-information campaign with Escondido school districts after a recent fatal hit-and-run; trustees offered student-led messaging, grant-writing support and possible driver-education revival, while residents urged targeted traffic calming at local hot spots.
City staff asked the Transportation and Community Safety Commission to weigh in on a proposed joint public-information traffic-safety campaign involving the city, Escondido Union School District and Escondido Union High School District, a staff presentation showed.
The proposal was spurred by a recent hit-and-run crash that staff said killed an 11- or 12-year-old, and the city council is slated to consider additional funding for traffic safety next week. Christie Knight, board president for Escondido Union High School…
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