L.A. Community leaders gathered with cycling and street safety advocates for a special tribute the life of Jeff Knopp, the Marine Corps veteran killed after a driver slammed into him while riding his bike.
LOS ANGELES -- Community leaders gathered Saturday with cycling and street safety advocates in Sunland-Tujunga to remember the life of Jeff Knopp, the Marine Corps veteran who was killed after a driver slammed into him as he was riding his bicycle five years ago.
Jeff Knopp was struck and killed while riding his bike along Foothill Boulevard, and is now the first in Los Angeles to be honored with a"Yellow Bike Project" memorial sculpture. "In the city of Los Angeles, our pedestrian fatality rate is four times the national average," said Damian Kevitt, executive director of Streets Are For Everyone."In 2021, there were 289 people were killed -- an increase of 21%."
The city is working to reengineer the street by adding bike lanes in both directions, hoping it helps to save lives.