On the anniversary of the death of 5-year-old Zachary Cruz, killed by a motorist on a crosswalk, his family called on people to “drive like your kid died here.”
Zachary Cruz
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Rally commemorates pedestrian deaths in Berkeley
Dan McMullan and his wife, second and third from left bow their heads in prayer for four pedestrians killed nearby in the past five years. Photo: Ted Friedman About 10 people gathered on Saturday to remember pedestrians who have been killed in Berkeley in recent years. They gathered on the median on Adeline Street near […]
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Scholarship awarded in honor of child killed in Berkeley
Scholarship winner Daniela Milian-Cavenecia and her daughter Sofia Daniela Milian-Cavenecia, a junior at UC Berkeley, has been awarded the first Zachary Michael Cruz Memorial Scholarship, which was established to preserve the memory of Zachary Cruz, who was run over and killed by a truck on a crosswalk in Berkeley in 2009 when he was five years old. […]
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Malcolm X parents raise concerns over pedestrian safety
Signage makes clear there are issues with traffic and pedestrian safety outside Malcolm X Elementary School on Ashby. Photos: Tracey Taylor. Perhaps it’s because this particular school is located on a state highway, or perhaps it’s because one of its six-year-old students was run over on a crosswalk next to the school three years ago. […]
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Berkeley ‘street’ named for young boy killed by car
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 […]
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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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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 […]
