"GILROY, Calif. (KGO) -- Parents say safety changes are needed outside a Gilroy school where a mother and father were hit and killed by a car. They are now pleading for safer pathways around schools after Andrew and Stacia Stuart were hit and killed while in a crosswalk on January 16th during school drop-off. The parents leave behind 7-year-old twins."
"Parents are demanding some kind of change be made. "At least at the minimum crossing guards and they won't allow parents to do it, which is unfortunate that they're telling parents you can't do it, it's too much of a liability, then they won't pay for them," Keef said. Jeanna Licata and one of her daughters witnessed the seconds after the Stuarts were hit."
Andrew and Stacia Stuart were hit and killed by a car in a crosswalk during school drop-off on January 16, leaving 7-year-old twins. Parents near the Gilroy elementary school are demanding safer pathways, crossing guards, and other changes to prevent similar tragedies. Jennifer Keef and other parents organized a peaceful protest and plan to attend a joint meeting with the city council and the school district. The school district stated commitment to reinforcing safety protocols. Witnesses, including Jeanna Licata and her daughter, saw the aftermath and reported prior near-misses, including an incident within inches of Licata's daughter being struck.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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