A memorial with Easter decorations for Jacob Villanueva, 8, who was hit and killed by a car while walking to school with his baby sitter in 2022, near Castlemont Elementary School in Campbell, Calif., on Thursday, March 28, 2024. , educators and a state lawmaker gathered at Castlemont Elementary School on Thursday to remember Jacob Villanueva whose death has become a catalyst to make school zones safer across California.
Jacob was on his way to the Campbell school with his babysitter on the morning of Sept. 16, 2022, when a woman driving a 2022 Mercedes-Benz crossover turned left and hit them in the crosswalk of a single-lane road neighbors warned was an accident waiting to happen. Jacob died at the hospital and his babysitter suffered a broken leg.
Traffic accidents are the number one cause of death for school-aged children in California, but the state has some of the fastest school zone speeds in the country, he added. As Berman spoke in front of the school at the corner of Payne and Castlemont, several cars rolled through the four-way intersection — some not bothering to fully stop — without a spare glance.
Berman said the legislation includes flexibility for communities who would like to further adjust the hours and speed limits inside of school zones. If the bill is passes, Berman said he will work to get funding to school districts for new signage “as quickly as possible.”
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