September 10, 2023 - Fresno Police Department officials report that on Thursday in 24 hours, they had two significant collisions involving school children being injured by drivers. These two incidents, although close together in time, share no other similarities that would have allowed us the opportunity to prevent them from occurring. One involved a teenager driving recklessly in the afternoon after school, while the other involved an elderly driver in the morning before school.
The Fresno Police Department is committed to the safety of our children, especially as they are going to or coming from school. Through intelligence-led deployments, we focus our resources in areas where we anticipate collisions occurring. Through planned events such as DUI checkpoints and daily, unplanned proactive policing efforts, we seek to remove impaired drivers off our roads. And through collaborations with stakeholders such as the Fresno Unified School District and CHP, we seek to educate and remind our community members of the importance of safe driving practices.
Safety on our roadways, be it by vehicle, bicycle or on foot, is paramount. We should all be able to travel our streets, free from the fear of being involved in a collision. This cannot be accomplished by law enforcement alone, however... it takes the involvement and commitment by our entire community to drive responsibly.
- Chief Paco Balderrama
Source: Fresno Police Department
