Park Middle School safety night

Tonight (January 26, 2012) at 6.45 pm at Park Middle School on Overlea Blvd there will be two speakers addressing pedestrian safety. Sergeant Jack West will speak about laws specific to pedestrians and to provide safety tips to students and parents. Also attending will be guest speaker Ned Levitt, author of the book “No Mountain Too High,” afather’s inspiring journey through grief. He touches on the human side of being a parent wholost his daughter, Stacey, 18, who was hit and killed by a car as she stepped off a curb to cross the street while out for a jog. Stacey was a student at Northern Secondary School. In 2010, the TPS investigated 20 fatal pedestrian collisions. Of these, 11 involved pedestrians crossing mid−block. In 2011, five fatal pedestrian collisions occurred while pedestrians were crossing mid−block. A large number of community members will be attending this presentation. The information from this event is something every student and parent must hear.