(February 28, 2003) — It’s Feb 18, after school, and approximately 15 Crescenta Valley and Clark students walk into Glendale City Hall to attend the City Council meeting. They are there to address their concern for the safety of pedestrians walking across the Altura and Pennsylvania Avenues intersection and to request that a traffic light be installed there. This act of petition started the week of Feb. 3, when Christine Ellen Seo, a sophomore at CV, was crossing the busy intersection on her way home and was hit by a drunk driver. Seo suffered brain hemorrhage and other internal damage. She died late the next day, three weeks short of her sixteenth birthday. Seo’s accident is the 103rd reported accident near the intersection since 1993 and is the first reported death, according to group organizer Joseph Choi, a senior at CV. Only a year before Seo’s accident, Joe Freyberger, also a student at CV, was hit by a drunk driver. He underwent two operations to correct the damage to his leg. The city simply repainted the intersection and only recently did it install flashing pedestrian lights. At the meeting, community members took notice that a tree covers the sign that alerts the drivers of pedestrians driving south on Pennsylvania. Flashing pedestrian lights, also known as the LightGuard System, have been installed in several streets within Glendale/ La Crescenta in order to help prevent pedestrian accidents. Recently, the city installed the LightGuard System in front of Clark. In remembrance of Seo, friends and family have vowed to attend every Tuesday meeting at City Hall until traffic lights are installed at the intersection. Clark junior John Choi said, “If a light was put up earlier, Christine would still be here with us. People pass that intersection every day to get home. You shouldn’t have to risk your life.” On Feb. 20, members of the La Crescenta Town Council held a meeting at the La Canada Sheriff’s Department to discuss issues regarding the intersection. CV Co-principals Linda Evans and Michael Livingston said that they were planning to add a “Safe Modes” chapter in their guidance classes to educate teenagers about the dangers of drunk driving. Livingston added that the city should educate adults as well. Livingston commented that drivers were not aware of the purpose of the lights. “I was driving home…and I noticed the lights blinking at the intersection and no one was walking and the car next to me stopped. Just because the lights are blinking doesn’t mean that you have to stop…It’s just a warning sign,” said Livingston. Council members proposed adding a crossing guard before and after school hours, narrowing Pennsylvania Ave. and making the intersection a four-way stop with traffic lights. According Joseph Choi, for traffic lights to be installed, they needed permission from both the La Crescenta Town Council and the Glendale City Counsel. Pennsylvania Ave. divides the two cities; the east side of Pennsylvania is part of La Crescenta and the west side is part of Glendale. Council members said that funding for the traffic light installation would range from $80,000 to $100,000.