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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - A Fresno household is mourning the nonaccomplishment of a 15-year-old McLane High School student who was deed and killed portion riding his motorcycle past week.
"I privation this ne'er happened," said Juanita Torres, who mislaid her son, Nathan Torres, after helium was fatally struck connected his motorcycle adjacent the intersection of Angus Street and Olive Avenue.
Now, the Fresno County Board of Supervisors and the Fresno Police Department are reassuring residents and parents astir the efforts underway to forestall different tragedy.
"We lived present for 14 years, 14 years. Nathan ever was retired present playing," Juanita said.
She says helium loved playing each kinds of sports extracurricular with the neighbors and described him arsenic a blessed kid with the brightest grin and gave the biggest hugs.
"They ever watched retired for traffic. And it's conscionable it's unsafe retired there," she said.
On Sept. 29, Fresno Police accidental a achromatic SUV struck Nathan arsenic it was traveling westbound connected Olive Avenue towards Angus Street.
Fresno Police Sgt. Diana Vega says the 15-year-old was riding successful the westbound lane of Olive. She added that the thoroughfare does not person a designated motorcycle lane, and helium was not wearing a helmet.
Fresno Police say the operator stayed connected country and was cooperative. The probe is ongoing.
Fresno County Supervisor Luis Chavez says the region and metropolis leaders are moving to code pedestrian information and are targeting circumstantial areas.
"Tomorrow, for the County Board of Supervisors, we're really discussing 2 items that straight impact this issue. One is simply a assistance for the California Department of Transportation connected pedestrian and motorcycle safety. And the different 1 is astir $187,000 for kid car seats," Chavez said.
Chavez sees country for betterment astatine the intersection wherever Nathan was killed, starting with the need for motorcycle lanes.
"Off the apical of my head, due to the fact that of conscionable the freeway and the mode that it's structured, lighting underneath the freeway, I think, would beryllium a large help. The reflectors connected the thoroughfare request to beryllium installed, and past besides immoderate agleam yellowish striping for the lane truthful that radical tin intelligibly spot wherever the vehicle's expected to go," helium said.
Fresno Police don't privation an incidental similar this to scare parents oregon students. In fact, this Wednesday, they're promoting the yearly nationalist locomotion and rotation to schoolhouse event. Traffic officers volition clasp a pedestrian information presumption astatine Oraze Elementary School.
"It does privation to beforehand wellness and the benefits of getting exercise," said Fresno Traffic Officer John Belli.
Fresno Police warns drivers of other ft postulation connected Wednesday. They besides accidental prevention is key. Parents should beryllium having those conversations with kiddos astir pedestrian information and the do's and don'ts erstwhile getting to and from school.
