PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A local family shaken after their son and dog were hit in a crosswalk last week tell KOIN 6 News they’ve contacted the city about the spot before and wonder why nothing has been done to make it safer.
Darrin Morgan says he’s still reeling from what happened.
A cross now stands at NE 87th Avenue and NE Glisan Street where his family’s dog was killed and his son left with minor injuries after a car slammed into them.
“Anger and devastation,” Darrin said about his feelings since the crash. “I’ve called the city 3-4 times, left messages… they’ve never called me back.”
Cars rarely, if ever, stop when they drive through the marked crosswalk.
“It’s just a painted line on the street that people ignore,” Amanda Morgan said.
She says installing a crosswalk light would make people stop.
The city is aware of the problematic spot. An enforcement session was conducted at NE 87th Avenue and NE Glisan Street last year. Authorities handed out 52 tickets and issued 6 warnings to drivers who failed to yield to pedestrians in just 4 hours.
Although Portland Bureau of Transportation spokesman Dylan Rivera said the spot is considered a “good candidate” for a rapid flashing beacon, one hasn’t been installed.
Rivera added that no one has been killed — and there has been just one serious injury crash — at the crosswalk over the last 10 years.
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