*An example of the deadly results of running red lights….

Running red lights can kill

An example of a red light runner. This truck ran the red light, killing the driver of the other vehicle who had the “green light” to go….

…as you can clearly see, the driver’s side is gone in the bottom photo – and so is the driver – again, he was killed! To be safer at lighted intersections – remember, RED means “STOP” – but – “GREEN” no longer means “GO” – to be safe, it now means “hold it” - don’t move until those who just got the red have come to a complete stop! Check twice…and keep checking as you proceed through the intersection.

Additionals news stories involving “red light runners”:

Latest news story involving yet another red light runner, with fatal results:

Woman is killed in 3-car crash

(From the UNION-TRIBUNE -October 28, 2002)

POWAY � A woman was killed and her 5-year-old son injured in a three-car crash that injured three others Saturday night, officials said.

The crash occurred about 10:15 p.m. after a car ran a red light on Scripps Poway Parkway and Community Road, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

Officials said the 28-year-old driver rammed a car broadside with a force so severe that firefighters had to use the “jaws of life” to extract the driver and passengers.

The woman who died was a passenger in that car. She was flown to a hospital, where she died. Authorities will not release her name until her family can be notified. Her son suffered abdominal injuries and a fractured thigh and was hospitalized in serious condition last night.

The 21-year-old driver of the car that was broadsided was hospitalized with spinal injuries and was listed in serious condition last night.

The 19-year-old man driving the third car involved in the accident was hospitalized briefly.

The driver of the car that deputies said ran a red light received minor injuries and was released from a hospital yesterday. He has not been charged with a crime(yet). The accident is under investigation.

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Another news story…On Friday, January 25th, 2002, when the San Diego Police Chief released his report on the status of the system – that very same day there was a crash on Otay Mesa Road where a motorist (age 30) blew through a RED LIGHT and struck another motorist (age 50) who had the “green light”. That 50 year-old driver had to be flown out by Mercy Air Ambulance due to very serious injuries, a BROKEN BACK!