(Click on the image for the petition)
Derrick
Patterson started this petition to Prince
George's County Councilman 8th District Obie Patterson:
Two and a half months ago, my family became devastated after
my sister was killed crossing at the intersection of Kerby Hill/Livingston Road
and Highway 210. We believe she could possibly still be here had the
intersection she crossed at been safer. My family, Councilman Obie Patterson of
Prince George‘s County, Maryland, and the Maryland State Highway Administration
strongly agree the crosswalks are in very poor condition. There is a lack of
lighting and poorly detailed walkways at not only the crosswalk she was struck
at, but also at several other parts of Highway 210. We want to point out that
210 runs through a suburban area, and that the people that live in the areas
surrounding the highway, such as Accokeek, Oxon Hill, and Fort Washington, have
to cross this dangerous highway on a regular basis. Nobody should have to walk
across this road in the poor state its crosswalks are. The total deaths on the
highway in the last decade exceeds 60 people. That’s too many lives lost, and
the first step to preventing another family from suffering the grief and lost
of a lost loved one, is to work to make our crosswalks in Prince George’s
County, Maryland safer. Please sign our petition in support of making it safer
for our communities to cross 210 in well lit crosswalks, clearly marked walk
ways and any other advanced safety measures possible. Thank you!
Video of Derrick and mother, Yasmin Duncan, asking the County Council
for help making MD 210 safer:
for help making MD 210 safer: