Monday and Tuesday were bad days for pedestrian safety in Mayfair. At 4pm on Monday 12 Year Old Albert Tallez was running or on a skateboard going north on Cottage Street when he he was struck by a tractor-trailer traveling east on Cottman Avenue. Yesterday at 6pm a 7 Year Old girl was hit by a pick-up truck in the 2900 block of Unruh Street.
Cottman Avenue is a particularly dangerous street for pedestrians, it is Northeast Philadelphia's sprawling Main St. The road is 4 lanes wide and is a through route from Abington to the Tacony Palmyra Bridge. In 2006 a Nun was killed by a hit and run driver angering the local civic organization enough for them to purchase a "Your Speed" driver feedback sign.
Chances are that little will be done to analyze why 2 children died this week, crash compare that to the countermeasures taken for the DC Metro Crash that killed 9 people last week. The NTSB won't be pulling out the black boxes of that tractor trailer or pickup truck, retraining drivers or making recommendations to prevent deaths in the future.
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From the Inquirer:
A freak traffic accident involving a tractor-trailer killed a 12-year-old boy in Mayfair yesterday afternoon, police said.
Albert Talley Jr. had been attempting to cross Cottage Street near Cottman Avenue when he was run over by the tractor-trailer heading east on Cottman, police said.
At about 4 p.m., the boy darted across the front yard of a corner rowhouse on his way toward the street when, police said, he lost his footing and stumbled into the street.
He then rolled under the rear right tire of the truck, police said, and was crushed. The driver stopped a short distance away.
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About 6:10 p.m., the driver of a dark Ford pickup was driving east on Unruh Avenue near Battersby Street when the 7-year-old - identified by one resident as "Amanda" - darted out into the street from between two parked cars, said Police Chief Inspector Scott Small
rest in peace amanda brass your in a better place now and will be missed by everyone <3
- WE WILL ALL MISS YOU AMANDA EVEN THO I DIDNT KNO YOU LIKE THAT BUT YOUR WHERE ONE OF MY BEST FRIEND SISTER N WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU WE LOVE YOU ALWAYZ N FOREVER R.I.P
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