A San Marcos student is clinging to life tonight after being hit by a vehicle.

The accident occurred around 6:30 a.m. Thursday morning at the intersection of Rancho Santa Fe Road and San Marcos Boulevard, next to San Marcos High School.

The San Marcos Unified School District said the family does not expect their daughter to survive.

“I can personally share that this news is so sudden and sad that it will certainly have an impact on all of us,” said Superintendent Dr. Andy Johnsen. “In response, and to help us all process today’s event, we have our crisis and counseling teams supporting our SMHS community, and if you or your student needs support, your school administration will make sure you are connected to the necessary supports on their campus.

The intersection near where the student was hit is one of Marcos’ high schools and is known to be dangerous, according to SANDAG data.

SANDAG

First, pedestrian deaths are increasing, both locally and in our country.

Laura Keenan, co-founder of the San Diego chapter of Families for Safe Streets, said, “Pedestrian deaths are increasing, both locally and in our country.”

Families for Safe Streets San Diego Chapter supports families who have lost loved ones or survived traffic accidents.

Keenan said that, according to a UC Berkeley report, 258 people were killed on San Diego streets last year, and 83 of them were pedestrians.

“These deaths are preventable, and because they are often one-time events, I think our society doesn’t pay much attention to them,” Keenan said.

Keenan said the leading causes of pedestrian accidents include,

• Vehicles are getting bigger, making it difficult to see people walking
• Vehicle collides with pedestrians near his heart area, causing death
• Night and dusk hours
• public lighting
• street design

Keenan said improving each of these causes will benefit everyone: “We know that when we make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists, who we consider our most vulnerable users, streets become safer for everyone, including drivers “.