In the aftermath of a collision that resulted in the death of a 45-year-old Dallas resident, the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office spent Christmas Eve interacting with members of the unsheltered community to discuss the importance of road safety and to distribute gifts.
According to the Senior Sergeant of the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office, Christopher Dyer, “What this is about today is getting out and talking to unsheltered people about not being in the intersections and being careful.”
Along with three other deputies, Dyer was out in the community handing out cookies and talking to folks about how to secure themselves.
“We decided we would give them cookies since it’s Christmas Eve,” according to him.
First among the twelve places they visited on Sunday was the intersection of Interstate 30 and Cockrell Hill Road in Dallas.
It was at this location when Nestor Joel Lujan Flores, who was driving under the influence of alcohol, allegedly hit Terry Ivory on December 16th.
According to the police, Flores drove his vehicle for forty miles toward the suburb of White Settlement, which is located in Fort Worth, while carrying Terry’s dead body inside.
In the course of this year, I have managed to pinpoint twelve distinct areas where we have experienced a deadly accident involving pedestrians. “We are going to visit each and every one of those twelve locations,” Dyer stated.
It was his assertion that the most important rule for road safety is to be alert of automobiles.
“Awareness is the most important thing, and simply being aware of your surroundings is everything.” The majority of the time, they are not, and I believe that this may be attributed to the fact that a significant number of pedestrians are being struck on the roads,” Dyer continued.
According to Sergeant Dyer, there have been 58 fatalities so far in this year, with 13 of those deaths involving pedestrians.
Staying out of a lane of traffic is the best course of action to take. Having individuals work on cars on the side of the road is not something we want to see. “It is imperative that you remove your vehicle from the side of the road in any way, shape, or form,” he continued. “There is no other way to get your vehicle off the road.”
According to Dyer, if you are at an intersection, you should make sure that you are not standing there when an approaching vehicle is approaching.
“Many of the crashes at night, as well when it’s dark, and people have a hard time seeing them when they’re in the intersections, especially if they’re wearing dark clothing and they’re not wearing anything that’s reflective,” he further explained.
