City, SCUSD to celebrate new Fruitridge traffic signal
May 6, 2014 (Â鶹ÊÓƵ): SCUSD and the City of Â鶹ÊÓƵ will celebrate the operation of a new traffic signal on Fruitridge Road on Friday, May 9, at a West Campus High School press conference.
The installation of the new light at Fruitridge and 58th Street culminates a joint effort by the two agencies launched after West Campus student Michelle Murigi, 16, was fatally hit by a car in the intersection. Subsequent to her death, five of Michelle’s friends and classmates started a petition to demand a traffic signal (www.facebook.com/58thAndFruitridge).
WHAT: Press conference on new Fruitridge traffic signal light
WHEN: 10 a.m. on Friday, May 9
WHERE: West Campus High School, 5022 58th St., Â鶹ÊÓƵ, CA 95820
WHO: City Councilmember Kevin McCarty, Interim Superintendent Dr. Sara Noguchi, WALKÂ鶹ÊÓƵ, Michelle Murigi’s family and friends