Atlanta, GA
Frustrations grow over delayed safety improvements to Atlanta crosswalk where man was hit and killed
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – People are frustrated over delayed safety improvements to a crosswalk in downtown Atlanta.
The city planned to install a new crosswalk on Peachtree Street by June 30 after a man was hit and killed earlier this year.
Pradeep Sood was hit and killed on Feb. 11 by a car while trying to cross a faded crosswalk.
City of Atlanta to remove faded crosswalk on Peachtree Street after traffic death
The area on Peachtree Street near the Peachtree Center is always flooded with tourists and locals.
“This is probably the most busy intersection I’ve seen living downtown for 30 years,” Stuart Jackson said. Jackson lives and works in downtown Atlanta.
The city has since removed the crosswalk to clear up the confusion, but Jackson says it doesn’t make much of a difference.
Many people still cross in the middle of the street despite there being crosswalks further down at the intersections.
“This should be a priority,” Jackson said. “People have already died, but we have crosswalks in Midtown and south downtown and Inman Park, but we don’t have it here.”
In March, the city council passed a resolution to have a crosswalk installed by June 30.
Councilman Jason Dozier stated city is moving forward with a raised crosswalk and Rapid Rectangular Flashing Beacons at this location.
He stated that the city did not meet the deadline due to additional planning and design considerations.
“These improvements represent meaningful progress, and I’ve urged the Department of Transportation to release the final design plans publicly to ensure transparency and rebuild public trust. Silence on this matter only deepens frustration and confusion, especially as we work to save lives,” Dozier said.
Jackson said he’s excited about the plans to make the street safer, but he says he’s tired of those plans being continuously pushed back.
“Let’s put the crosswalk where people cross not where you want to force them to cross,” he said. “We just want a crosswalk.”
We reached out to the Department of Transportation for an update on when the new crosswalk will be installed. We are waiting to hear back.
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Atlanta, GA
Buckhead apartment building evacuated due to dangerous carbon monoxide levels
ATLANTA – A Buckhead apartment building was evacuated for a time late Tuesday night due to a carbon monoxide alarm.
What we know:
The incident occurred at an apartment complex in the 2900 block of Pharr Court South.
According to Atlanta Fire Rescue, firefighters are investigating elevated carbon monoxide levels.
The entire building was evacuated as a precaution.
One person was evaluated at the scene for possible carbon monoxide exposure.
Crews ventilated the building while they looked for the source.
Firefighters say they were able to finally locate the source and contain it.
Once readings were back to a safe level, residents were allowed back inside the apartments.
What we don’t know:
It remains unclear how many residents were displaced by the evacuation.
The Source: The details in this article come from the Atlanta Fire Rescue.
Atlanta, GA
2 arrested in deadly drive-by shooting of 7-year-old Atlanta girl, police say
Two suspects in a shooting that left a 7-year-old Atlanta girl dead and her mother injured are now in custody nearly a week after the violence, police say.
The shooting happened around 9:45 p.m. on Feb. 24 at a home on the 2200 block of Tiger Flowers Drive NW.
Investigators believe the shooting stemmed from a dispute between one of the victim’s family members and the gunman over the phone. Thirty minutes after the argument, the suspect came back and fired shots into the home, police said.
Officers responding to the scene found a 44-year-old woman and her daughter, identified as 7-year-old Zoe Price, shot. Medics rushed the pair to a local hospital, but Price died from her injuries.
Atlanta Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said the department’s homicide unit secured an arrest warrant for 19-year-old Preston Smith two days after the shooting. Smith turned himself in to the Fulton County Jail on March 2.
Schierbaum said officers executed a search warrant on Feb. 27 at a home on McDaniel Street. On that day, 17-year-old Steven Richardson, who police described as an “accomplice,” turned himself in to authorities.
Both men are charged with murder, criminal attempt to commit murder, three counts of aggravated assault, second-degree criminal damage to property, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and four counts of third-degree cruelty to children. Richardson is also charged with possession of a Firearm by a Person Under 18.
At a press conference to announce the arrests, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens described Price as a bright and compassionate little girl who was “full of energy and full of joy.”
“Her life was cut short in an act of senseless violence, and that loss is not abstract. It is a chair that is going to be missing at the dinner table each night. It is an empty classroom seat next to her friends,” Dickens said.
The mayor called the arrests “a step forward towards justice” for Price’s family and families across the city.
Dickens said that violence, like the act that took Price’s life, would not be tolerated in Atlanta.
Atlanta, GA
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