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ANCHORAGE - As Anchorage loses daylight, Anchorage police are warning pedestrians and motorists to be extra careful. The warning comes after two people were killed within hours of each other – one hit by a car, the other by a motorcycle. Around 1:45 a.m. Wednesday a woman in her 20s was killed after being hit by a car at Boniface and Fourth Avenue. “Two of the pedestrians made it onto the sidewalk; the third one, a female, stopped and was having an argument with the other two while standing in the middle of the roadway,” said Rick Steiding, a traffic investigator with the Anchorage Police Department. Steiding said an oncoming motorist saw the woman, stopped, and turned on the vehicle’s emergency lights, but it didn’t help. “The vehicle that was behind that car made a lane change to go around and didn't see the pedestrian and ended up striking her,” said Steiding. Just hours before that, around 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, police said 22-year-old Charles Delgado was killed when a motorcycle struck him while he was riding his skateboard in the middle of Boundary Avenue. “He had been wearing dark clothing and of course with it being dark outside the motorcyclist apparently didn't see him, and ended up striking him and crashing as well,” said Steiding Traffic investigators said wearing reflective clothing is always a good idea when being active in the dark. “Especially with the wet pavement and things like that, if you're wearing dark clothing you tend to blend into the surroundings, blend into the pavement, we need people to be wearing reflective clothing,” said Steiding. |
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martin said on Thursday, Sep 13 at 9:33 AM
remember folks that are driving vehicles, even if the person shouldn't be in the road it is you that is driving the potential weapon your car so do whatever is necessary not to hit someone.
101750171Anonymous said on Thursday, Sep 13 at 8:58 AM
You blend into the pavement alright! Odd choice of words, but, as mentioned, if you don't want to get 'blended' by a vehicle, wear something besides DARK clothing! Is this not the most basic of common sense??? Last night on Debarr around 9:30 there was a guy crossing with black pants and a black hoodie. I saw the silloutte but just barely. Very glad he was in the middle turing lane waiting for me to pass, or I would have had to swerve to avoid him. The way some people drive here, it's dangerous enough to be a pedestrian when you CAN be seen. Skateboarding in the road, or standing in the road to argue are obviously not good ideas eiter.
101746436Anchorage Scanner said on Thursday, Sep 13 at 8:57 AM
people, PLEASE while you are thinking about this, go out and get some reflective tape and put it on your clothing/shoes... It can SAVE YOUR LIFE of the life of your children. Buy some cheap flashing lights that you clip on your clothing, walk towards traffic so you can see who is coming... use crosswalks, have a flashlight... these deaths are preventable.
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