While the Anchorage Assembly leftist majority skirts responsibility for its liberal jaywalking ordinance, which went into effect last October, yet another death has occurred on Anchorage streets.
On Tuesday at 3:48 p.m., Anchorage police responded to the area of West Benson Blvd. and Dawson Street for reports of a pedestrian who had been struck by a vehicle. That makes three such hits in a week in Anchorage.
Initial indications are that an adult female was crossing Benson Blvd. near Dawson Street when she was struck by a GMC Sierra travelling eastbound on Benson Blvd.
The woman was transported to a local hospital by fire department medics for what were described as life-threatening injuries.
No charges have been filed at this time, police said.
The accident occurred an hour after some Assembly members had a press conference to explain how they will try to get speed limits lowered around Anchorage and install more street lighting in Anchorage to avoid the increase in vehicle-caused deaths of pedestrians.