School may be safe

That’s what Fernando [last name withheld] learned on Thursday. The 14-year-old was walking the three blocks from his family’s residence to Altimira Middle School. According to his sister, he was knocked to the ground by a car while he was crossing Railroad Avenue at El Dorado Drive, one block north of Boyes Boulevard.
The woman driving the car waited with Fernando until the ambulance arrived. The young man was taken to the hospital, where his injuries were assessed: lots of bruises and a few scrapes. He was released about 3 p.m. that afternoon and planned to stay home from school on Friday, at least.
The moral: This could happen to any of our children, and it easily could have been a lot worse. Do our children carry identification? Do they have a family member’s phone number readily available for emergency personnel? And maybe … we need more crosswalks.