An inspiring group of Valley teens is pushing for change after one of their classmates was hit and killed while crossing the street in March. MORE ⬇️
"I just, I think about it a lot and I've known him forever. It's just hard to, like, realize that happened," said Isabella Mahl, a student at Sunset Heights Elementary."We just want to make the roads safer, that's our ultimate goal," said Mackenzie Gierish, another student at Sunset Heights Elementary.
"I asked my teacher if anyone had done anything because I've heard countless people complaining about how bad the street was... and I just asked, like, 'has anyone done anything?' and she said 'no' and I decided I would," said Mahl. "He was an artist; he liked painting. So, I think it would be something really artistic and beautiful," said Isabella."I really want a school zone, or a crosswalk, or a crossing guard to help future incidents like this be prevented," said Victoria Alvidrez, a student at Sunset Heights Elementary.
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