A San Francisco mother is demanding swift safety upgrades after her 2-year-old son and the family’s nanny were hit by a vehicle in a crosswalk near Moscone Park, leaving the nanny with facial injuries and the toddler badly shaken. The family says dashcam footage captured the impact, and they have launched fundraising efforts along with a campaign for concrete engineering fixes at the intersection where the crash occurred. Police are investigating, and the mother says she wants a raised crosswalk and stronger lighting so other families are not put through the same ordeal.
According to KRON4, the dashcam video shows the driver turning and striking the nanny and stroller. “The car came around and struck the nanny hitting her… and my son… he was turned upside down in the stroller,” Lindsey Kinder told reporters. KRON4 reports the nanny suffered facial wounds and that a line of children was also in the crosswalk at the time. The family says it has set up a fundraiser to help cover the nanny’s recovery costs.
Family wants engineering fixes, not more signs
The family is pressing the city to install a raised crosswalk and additional lighting near the park. They argue that paint and warning signs alone will not stop a vehicle from barreling into a crowd of pedestrians. Community members and staff at a nearby preschool have launched petitions calling for curb extensions and flashing beacons, and a GoFundMe has been created for the nanny’s medical needs, as reported by KTVU. In similar situations elsewhere, the SFMTA has used quick-build measures such as daylighting and warning signs while planning more permanent engineering changes.
City’s response so far
KRON4 reports that city leaders were contacted about the family’s requests but had not yet responded. That silence highlights a long-running complaint from traffic safety advocates, who say robust, physical improvements too often arrive only after a serious crash instead of preventing one.
How this crash fits into a larger pattern
San Francisco has logged multiple high-profile pedestrian crashes this year and leads the country in the share of traffic deaths involving people on foot, according to reporting by The San Francisco Standard. Advocates say the city’s Vision Zero program has delivered targeted, reactive fixes in some hotspots, but argue it needs sustained investment in raised crosswalks, protected curb space and stronger lighting to reduce risk on family-heavy routes…