Pedestrian Involved Crashes Are Up in Los Angeles County
--Auto Club of Southern CaliforniaSecretary of Business Transportation and Housing, Auto Club and
Glendale Police To Emphasize Need for Back-to-School Safety
VISUALS: First and second graders, Auto Club's robotic car, "Otto the Auto" giving children pedestrian safety tips, children crossing street with aid of news conference participants, video of new Auto Club pedestrian safety campaign, "Let's Watch Out for Each Other" which is being broadcast over the next three weeks. WHO: California Secretary of Business, Transportation and Housing, Maria Contreras-Sweet, Auto Club President Tom McKernan, Glendale Police Lt. Don Meredith WHAT: The number of school-age children being killed and injured in pedestrian-related accidents is rising in Los Angeles County and California as a whole. News conference participants will discuss ways to bring the numbers down. WHERE: Verdugo Woodlands Elementary School 1751 N. Verdugo Road Glendale WHEN: 10 a.m.