MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Thirteen years after her brother was killed while crossing railroad tracks near University Boulevard, Calleigh Hoy is pushing for a sidewalk she believes could help prevent another tragedy.
Hoy’s brother, Trevor Ray Fluharty, was walking home from a friend’s house while listening to music when he walked along the railroad tracks instead of University Boulevard. He was struck and killed.
Hoy believes her brother chose the tracks because he was afraid to walk along the roadway, which does not have a sidewalk.
“He was on the tracks because there was no sidewalk, and he was more afraid of the road, even acknowledging the danger of, like, a train coming,” Hoy said. “I think if there was a sidewalk there to begin with, he would have taken that route.”
A memorial for Trevor still stands near the place where he was killed. Now, Hoy is trying to honor her brother in another way by starting a petition calling for a sidewalk along University Boulevard.
“It’s been 13 years now. My dad lost his only son, his first child. I lost a whole bunch of experience with an older sibling,” Hoy said.
She believes her brother might still be alive if a sidewalk had been available.
“I think he definitely would still be here, probably, if there was a sidewalk,” Hoy said.
Brian D. Herskovitz, Chief of the Valley Ambulance Authority, said pedestrian safety has been an issue along the roadway.
“There have been several pedestrians struck just in front of our area here in the past several years,” Herskovitz said.
He said traffic in the area can also create challenges for ambulance crews responding to emergencies.
“Our crews daily have struggles getting out of this intersection with emergency sirens activated,” Herskovitz said.
Herskovitz said he appreciates Hoy’s effort to push for changes.
“I appreciate his sister coming forward and trying to make some changes,” he said.
The petition can be found here.
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