The families of people killed by motorists honored the memory of their loved ones Sunday in San Diego during the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims.
At Alice Birney Joint Use Field in the University Heights area, city leaders and members of Families for Safe Streets San Diego — a group of San Diego families who have lost loved ones to road traffic while they were walking or biking — placed 258 pairs of empty shoes to represent the number of traffic fatalities recorded in the county in 2023.
The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims is intended to mourn the 1.35 million people killed around the world each year in traffic crashes and work for change.
The event’s participants then shared the stories of their loved ones and ask policymakers to increase their investments in safe streets…