News Conference – Safety Around Schools

What:
News Conference – Safety Around Schools
When:
Wednesday, January 4, 2006
7:15 AM
Where:
Hazeltine Avenue Elementary School
7150 Hazeltine Avenue, Van Nuys
Who:

Los Angeles City Council Representatives
Commander Valentino Paniccia, Assistant Commanding Officer, OVB
Captain Ronald Marbrey, Commanding Officer, Valley Traffic Division
Californian Highway Patrol Representative
Los Angeles Unified School District Police Representatives
Detective William Bustos for Spanish Media

Why:
After the holidays children return to school and classes resume. The Los Angeles Police Department wants to bring awareness to motorists of the traffic laws in effect around schools in an effort to save children’s lives.
Regrettably each year in the City of Los Angeles, many children are either injured or killed while being dropped off or picked up from school.

2001
222 injuries
6 deaths
OVB 70
death 0

2002
95 injuries
1 death
OVB 25
death 1

2003
164 injuries
1 death
OVB 40
death 0

2004
41 injuries
0 death
OVB 11
death 0

Safety tips around schools will be provided at the press conference.