The community says speeding and other issues have long been a problem on Atlantic Boulevard and are demanding change.
Katherine Harris, 31, was killed on Sunday, April 16 at a crosswalk. Police said she was walking when she was hit by a vehicle that ran a red light at Atlantic Boulevard and Clinton Street.
"Losing Katie doesn’t feel like losing my other half. I feel like I've lost my whole self. I’m haunted by the idea of living in a world without Katie," she read.Community leaders and those who live in the area say this is just the latest loss on a dangerous road. Members of the community say speeding and other issues have been a problem on Atlantic Boulevard for years.
The community leaders wrote a letter to the department of transportation , calling for a comprehensive law. Install mid-block traffic lights to slow traffic and create more efficient pedestrian crossingsThere is also a call to push back harder against drinking and driving and speeding in connection with Harris’s death.
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