One pedestrian dead and two injured when hit by car on N Monroe St in Spokane on Oct 18

A young girl is dead, her mother remains hospitalized and a boy was hurt after a station wagon driven by a woman hit the family about 6:30 p.m. Friday. Witnesses told police they were were not in a crosswalk. City Councilman Jon Snyder on Monday said he is asking the city’s traffic and engineering staff to look at ways of improving safety on the Monroe corridor from approximately Montgomery to Garland avenues. He said he has no specific ideas for increasing pedestrian safety, but wants the city to study various options. Snyder said Friday’s fatal accident followed another pedestrian fatality in the same section of Monroe two years ago. In 2011, a pedestrian trying to cross Monroe at Montgomery was struck and killed by a police officer who was responding to a call. Police have not released the names of the driver or the pedestrians from Friday’s accident.

5 ways to help the survivor of a pedestrian accident

After someone is seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, their life is put on hold as they deal with the aftermath – pain from injuries, possible hospitalization, surgery, or rehabilitation, endless doctor visits – and growing medical bills. There are things you can do immediately to help the survivor of a Spokane pedestrian accident heal and move forward.