LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Clark County has approved an annual increase of more than $715,000 to expand crossing guard coverage throughout the valley.
Krista Holloway, founder of Walk Safely LV, said the investment is needed.
“I’m really happy that they’re doing it because I’ve had parents reach out to me asking for help out there in the county,” Holloway said. “We need more everywhere around the city.”
Nonprofit founded after teen’s death
Holloway said she was inspired to start her nonprofit after the death of 18-year-old McKenzie Scott, who was walking across a crosswalk on North Buffalo Drive near Arbor View High School. Holloway and other parents began volunteering as crossing guards at the location…