Stop on Red, Orange County/National Campaign To Stop Red Light Running
Team Up To Announce Los Angeles Crash Data, Mark National Stop On Red Week

California Highway Patrol Commissioner Spike Helmick and Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine To Be Honored for Red Light Running Prevention Efforts

Event:
Press conference to mark the upcoming National Stop on Red Week and to announce 2002 red light running crash data from the Los Angeles Police Department. The event will focus on progress made in reducing red light running in Los Angeles and across the state.

Participants:

• Connie Potter, RN, MBA, Founder, Stop on Red, Orange County and Trauma Nurse
• Leslie Blakey, Executive Director, The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running
• Dr. Jeff Runge, M.D., Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Invited)
• Commissioner Spike Helmick, California Highway Patrol
  Los Angeles Councilman Dennis Zine
• Mayor James Hahn (Invited)
• Chief William Bratton, Los Angeles Police Department
  Ronda Rajotte and Ian Baker, Bereaved victims of a red light running crash
• Law enforcement officers from the California Highway Patrol and Los Angeles, Irvine and Santa Ana police departments

When:
10:00 AM, Friday, September 5, 2003

Where:
The Southwest corner of DeSoto Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard

Details:
California is one of 10 states with the highest red light running fatalities according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Recent efforts, including the use of red light cameras, have helped to reverse that deadly trend. New 2002 data to be announced at the event will reveal progress made and problems that continue in California’s efforts to reduce red light running. National Stop on Red Week (Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2003) is an important time of year to urge drivers to stop on red, especially as our children head back to school. The National Campaign to Stop Red Light Running and Stop on Red, Orange County are teaming up with the 2002 World Champion Anaheim Angels to reach Californians with an important Get Home Safe message on Saturday, September 6 during Stop on Red Night at Edison Field. The Get Home Safe poster and billboard featuring Jeff DaVanon will be unveiled at the news event. Nationally, red light running causes more than 219,000 crashes and 181,000 injuries and approximately 1,000 deaths each year.