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Amanda Butterfield ReportingTwo boys from the same Sandy school have been hit at the same crosswalk in the last week. Parents are starting to complain, but it may not do much good.
Both boys are going to be okay. But students are learning that just because you've gotten the go ahead to walk, it doesn't mean you're safe.
"There was a kid who got hit by a car. He was crossing the street."
All students at Union Middle School heard the announcement this morning.
"Yeah, and everyone was really quiet when they were saying that. People, everyone, was scared and like, 'Wow. Someone actually got hit.'"
And now, dozens of kids who cross 7th East and 80th South are scared.
"Because it's so trafficky, and you think you're going to get hit because there are so many people who have gotten hit on this street."
People like Matthew.
Matthew O'Very, Hit By Car: "Last week I was riding my bike to school. An old lady in her seventies going 20 miles an hour, she tried to turn, wasn't paying attention and she hit me."
Danielle O'Very, Son Hit By Car: "He's doing good."
Matthew's mom has called the city, the police, UDOT, anyone she can think of to make this intersection safer.
Danielle O'Very, Son Hit By Car: "We need to do something about it, make drivers more aware or get a crossing guard there."
Danielle O'Very, Son Hit By Car: "In this area, [there are] no flashing lights, just the sign that says there is a crosswalk."
Or even, a police presence.
Sgt. Victor Quezad, Sandy Police Department: "We have so many crosswalks in Sandy, we have so many schools. We can't be everywhere at once."
Sandy Police say only that city's elementary schools have crossing guards and signs with flashing lights. So it's up to the pedestrians and the drivers to be more careful, more aware, and Matthew definitely will.
Matthew O'Very: "I don't want to get hit by another car."
The driver who hit Matthew took off. Police still haven't found her.
