The death of 16-year-old Juraed Umedjon highlights the growing danger on Brooklyn's Coney Island Avenue, a roadway notorious for traffic fatalities and injuries.
Umedjon's tragic collision with a box truck is a stark reminder of the ongoing safety concerns along Coney Island Avenue, which has seen 15 deaths since 2011.
With traffic deaths up 10% in Brooklyn this year and 158 casualties reported citywide, calls for urgent safety reforms are becoming louder.
Advocacy groups are urging redesigns of hazardous intersections like those on Coney Island Avenue to prevent further tragedies in the future.
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