Atlanta City Council acts on airport pedestrian safety
Mother and children hit by car, youngest child ejected from stroller in Atlanta airport pedestrian accident
A mother and her children were hit by a car at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport where officials say the youngest of the children was ejected from the stroller on impact. This accident has stirred up conversation from Atlanta city officials as they discussed solutions with Atlanta police to ensure the safety of pedestrians and flow of airport traffic.
ATLANTA - A member of Atlanta City Council is acting following a pedestrian accident that caused a baby to be ejected from a stroller
The driver plowed into a family in the crosswalk at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
PEDESTRIAN SAFETY BEING REVIEWED AFTER ACCIDENT AT ATLANTA'S AIRPORT
The mom, the infant, and a toddler had come out of the terminal and were trying to cross the road on the north side.
That driver, who remained at the scene, told police he was not "paying attention" as he came around the curb where drop-offs and pick-ups take place all day long.
The airport deploys non-sworn traffic enforcement officers in the corridors
BODYCAM VIDEO SHOWS MOMENTS AFTER MOTHER, CHILD HIT BY RIDESHARE DRIVER AT ATLANTA AIRPORT.
Councilman Hillis is proposing Chief Rodney Bryant use firefighters and others part-time to supplement the traffic staff.
But they could not begin work instantly. Each must undergo training before stepping out into all that traffic jamming the roads around the terminal.