Families of crash victims call for change on Fresno County roadways

CLOVIS, Calif. (KFSN) -- "It's been 131 days since my lad has died. They accidental things get easier implicit clip but fto maine guarantee you thing is casual aft you hide your child," said Cathie Bailey.

Bailey is the parent of 25-year-old clang victim, Kaiden Bailey. She was 1 of respective successful attendance for the roundtable treatment of however to forestall fatal crashes successful Fresno County connected Monday night.

In July, Kaiden was struck by a conveyance astatine the intersection of Fowler and Perrin. Bailey says erstwhile her lad was deed by a driver, helium was thrown 125 feet and skid different 60.

"The minimum of 10 radical that witnessed this collision each near the scene, not 1 azygous idiosyncratic called 9-1-1. Including the operator that deed him. My lad was inactive live astatine this point, but everyone near him determination to suffer," said Bailey.

Just days aft Bailey tragically died, 16-year-old Sandro Lazo was riding his bike, little than a mile from home, erstwhile helium was deed by a operator astatine the aforesaid intersection.

The Fresno County Sheriff's Office said the operator didn't person a halt motion wherever helium struck Lazo.

Lazo's father, William, says he's frustrated that nary advancement has been made successful installing a postulation awesome astatine the intersection.

"It's been a hard 4 months. We are trying to clasp each different up," said William Lazo.

Fresno County Board of Supervisor Nathan Magsig said arsenic the metropolis of Clovis continues to grow, much needs to beryllium done to roadways.

"There does request to beryllium much coordination arsenic roads are being closed successful the metropolis and caller routes are being created, caller postulation patterns being created to marque definite postulation travels astatine due speeds," said Magsig.

Lazo said helium doesn't privation his lad to dice successful vain.

"We'll ne'er halt reasoning astir him. That we volition emotion him forever. That he'll beryllium everlastingly successful our hearts, and we'll ever beryllium arrogant of him," said Lazo.

Lazo said they person much than 2,300 signatures connected Change.org petition to instal a postulation awesome astatine the intersection.