LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Within the wake of a teen’s loss of life brought on by an alleged drunk driver, Las Vegas dad and mom are stepping as much as volunteer as crossing guards to assist hold college students protected.
Krsta Holloway, a father or mother of an Arbor View Excessive Faculty pupil, stood outdoors the varsity Tuesday morning to assist guarantee college students arrived safely. Following the loss of life of 18-year-old McKenzie Scott, Holloway joined a number of different dad and mom in volunteering as crossing guards to guard youngsters on their approach to college.
“So they see us now, which is appreciated. And they’re slowing down. They’re paying attention,” Holloway mentioned.
Scott died on Could 2 in entrance of Arbor View Excessive Faculty. Keenan Jackson, 37, was driving at over thrice the authorized alcohol restrict when he hit her, courtroom paperwork confirmed
College students, associates, and employees created a memorial for her on the scene of the crash.
“There needs to be a light that has red, yellow, and green. So, the traffic could flow through, and the students could flow through safely,” Holloway mentioned.
The Las Vegas Metro Police Division responded to not less than 9 crashes close to Arbor View Excessive Faculty over the previous three years, in response to information 8 Information Now obtained.
Metro police mentioned a pupil using his bike was hit by a automobile on the morning of April 11. Officers decided that the scholar was at fault within the incident.
“The city really needs to come out here during these times and see the traffic, instead of telling us that they’re doing a survey,” Holloway mentioned.
Final week, Las Vegas Mayor Shelley Berkley mentioned at one in all her twice-monthly information conferences that the town started a visitors research earlier than Scott’s unlucky loss of life.
“We can’t control bad human behavior. If somebody has three times the legal limit at 11 o’clock in the morning in their system, and they’re driving erratically. I don’t know if there’s any measure that any city can take to stop that. But we have to,” Berkley mentioned.
As for Holloway, she mentioned U-turns are the most important drawback close to Arbor View.
