The Virginian-Pilot
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NORFOLK
A school crossing guard who was injured on the job was not hit by a passing vehicle Monday morning, as was initially reported, but instead tripped on a curb, police said.
It happened around 8:15 a.m. at Hampton Boulevard and Bolling Avenue. A vehicle apparently ran a red light and struck the guard “ a glancing blow” and continued onward, said Sgt. Jim Robertson, spokesman for Norfolk police, Monday morning.
Later Monday, however, police said that the car did not hit the guard. She tripped on a curb while attempting to warn children about the car, said Officer Chris Amos, police spokesman.
“She was not struck by the car,” he said.
He said as of 5 p.m. that no charges had been filed.
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Speed enforcement on Hampton Blvd
it's called not having the man power to cover all the streets that needs speed enforcement (I don't any city will ever have that). At one time I used to read how people thought Hampton Blvd was a radar trap and they wish would do real police work. so what people are saying we want speed traps when a sad sorry hits the paper, but as you can see the guard was not hit. I read where when people are upset at the police it's directed towards the officers who don't have a say in the matter. You never see the public direct their complaints to the police chief or his boss the city manager. I wonder how many people are talking on their cell phones when they run through a red light, don't you just hate seeing these people do that knowing that they may cause an accident or kill someone and you could be the one involved?
Be nice if Richmond would pass a bill banning talking on cell phones while driving or at least give them a special lane.
Dear Curtis, you miss the point!
I wholeheartedly agree that it could be anyone who hits someone. Based on my experience living just off Hampton Blvd for over 20 years and from what I see, the majority of speeders in this area are the drivers of tractor trailers or students late to school or those people late to the Naval Base. Despite what some think, this is a RESIDENTIAL area bisected with what has become a freeway. It wasn't like that years ago. The massive growth of ODU and the NIT have changed it. The NPD, for whatever reason, fails to enforce the speed limit. That is also a change from years ago when they did so frequently.
I lived on Hampton Blvd. for
I lived on Hampton Blvd. for 2 years (1997-1999, near the Larchmont Library) and I can tell you that people go WAY too fast. But in defense of the Norfolk Police Department, they have (or maybe had) "speed traps" set up just as you go over the bridge going toward ODU. I used to stand in my living room or on the porch and watch car after car get pulled over. It was actually pretty amusing. I also once saw someone get arrested and the car was left for a couple hours until the impound yard tow truck came to get it. The way that most people figure is "well, the limit is 35, so I can go 45 to 50-ish and still be okay". Maybe the speed limit should be lowered to 30 and have more of a police presence. If the limit is lowered and the drivers are being slapped with reckless driving charges, maybe they'll slow down.
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police" they're dong more than you think.
You didn't finish ready the story
You didn't see the end of the story where they said they think they have the vehicle and I think if it was a tractor trailer the reporter would have said that. That was a very poor attempt of blaming police officers by saying they're not doing their job. It could very well have been a lawyer, doctor, office worker, teacher, painters, sales person or any other profession late for work for what ever reason. For some unknown reason people think a city has hundreds of police officers on the street ready to write tickets and be there to solve crime when it happens. Maybe it happens on your favorite crime show such as CSI or Law and Order it may happen but not in real life. Police officers can not be in every location that a crossing guard is located for several hours, your fellow tax paying citizes would say "that's a waste of man power and tax money" It's a shame we have people like that driving on our roads but the street guards know it can be dangerous when they took the job. Next time you see a crossing guard show your support, for what they do even for a short time, I don't think they get paid all that much. At the same time don't sit at your computer desk and say "where are the p
probably
an ODU student late to class; or a habitual driving offender with a suspended licence. I would not have been surprised if it was a NIT tractor trailer either. There is virtually no enforcement of the speed limit on Hampton Blvd and only a matter of time before a pedestrian gets killed. Where are you NPD?
I know that intersection.
I know that intersection. It's a bad one because of the Larchmont Elem and ODU traffic, and a curve in Hampton Blvd near there. Someone was obviously not paying attention. I hope the crossing guard is alright.