Following a car crash in downtown St. Louis that caused a 16-year-old girl to lose her legs, St. Louis may be looking at other cities who have made changes in response to fatal crashes. One city that had to implement new policies after a crash is Indianapolis.
In 2021, a crosswalk crash in Indianapolis killed a seven-year-old girl and seriously injured her mother and a crossing guard. Following the incident, the city created a fatal crash review commission to look at deadly crashes. Tedd Grain, a member of the commission, joined KMOX to talk about their work.
Grain explained that the commission is a collaboration between the local police department, public works, some key stakeholders, and a member of a bike advocacy group.
"The goal of that committee commission is to really take a look from a high level, but also the detail of each crash that happens, and analyze it and then assess whether or not there could be infrastructure changes made to improve the health or to improve the future outcomes in that particular spot," he said.
Grain said that after analyzing crashes, the commission makes recommendations to the mayor, the city council, and the public works department. He added that it's also a matter of making sure that infrastructure changes and crash reduction efforts are prioritized in funding cycles.
Hear more from Tedd Grain on the fatal crash review commission in Indianapolis:
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