Berkeleyside has been following the evolution of the stop sign at the corner of Derby and Warring, where 5-year-old Zachary Michael Cruz was killed Feb. 27, 2009, while crossing the street. It was a terrible tragedy, one that continues to play out at the stop sign that has become a defacto memorial. In the year […]
Pedestrian safety
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Memorial to 5-year-old revived
After the one-year anniversary of the death of five-year old Zachary Michael Cruz, who was hit by a car while crossing Warring Street at Derby in February 2009, the impromptu memorial to him went moribund. During the year leading up to the anniversary, family members and friends had been placing bouquets, balloons, toys, and photos […]
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Comment: Emerson students at risk from traffic
In the month when the Berkeley Police Department is focusing on pedestrian safety, reader Anne Whyte has written an open letter to Berkeley City Council Member Gordon Wozniak about what she believes is a “perfect storm” of danger for the students at Emerson Elementary School (shown as “A” on the map above), arising from heavy traffic […]
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Police focus on pedestrians
Stop sign near where Zacharay Cruz was killed Just a few days after the one-year anniversary of the death of 5-year-old Zachary Michael Cruz, the Berkeley Police Department have announced a concentration on pedestrian safety this month. Last year, 106 pedestrians were injured in collisions in Berkeley. All three of the city’s fatal collisions involved […]
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Berkeley intersection memorial to a life cut short
Saturday February 27 marked the year anniversary of the death of 5-year old Zachary Michael Cruz. His family and friends have kept the stop sign at Warring and Derby — the site of his death — continuously decorated. This weekend pots of yellow tulips and other spring flowers surrounded a picture of Zachary. Three sheets […]
