A 23-year-old died from his injuries this week after being hit by a car while skateboarding along this stretch of five-mile road where there’s a designated sidewalk but it abruptly ends.
I’m your West Boise Neighborhood Reporter Jessica Davis asking Boise police about how often this happens, how it compares to last year, and the efforts underway to improve pedestrian safety across the city.
- Pedestrian fatalities are down from last year, but motorcycle fatalities are up due to high speeds and aggressive driving.
- Efforts are underway to improve pedestrian safety, including better lighting on Cloverdale Road.
( Below is the transcript from the broadcast story)
“Over the last span of several years last year was the year that we really spiked in the fatalities that we saw,” says Corporal Kyle Wills, with the Boise Police Department motorcycle unit.
Boise Police responded to more than a dozen pedestrian-involved accidents in 2024, two, turning fatal including one just this week on five mile road.