March 31 – Online Training on Texas Crosswalk Law
Monday, March 31, 2025 Join us Monday, March 31, for an online training and discussion on the Lisa Torry Smith Act, the Texas Crosswalk Law. Monday, March 31, 2025 – 7:00 PM – 7:45 PM…
ABC 13: Family of Emmanuel Molina calls for justice
Alex Bozarjian and Shannon Ryan report for ABC 13 News Houston that: The family of a 2-year-old boy who was killed while in a crosswalk with his grandma is fighting for justice. The crash happened Thursday morning…
KHOU: Family demands justice after toddler was hit, killed by truck in southwest Houston
KHOU 11 is reporting: A day after a toddler was hit and killed by a pickup truck at a crosswalk in southwest Houston, his family and advocacy groups held a rally demanding justice. The deadly crash, which…
KXAN Austin investigation looks at implementation of Texas crosswalk law
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, KXAN Austin aired the second part of an investigative series by reporter Arezow Doost—looking at the implementation of the Lisa Torry Smith Act, the new Texas crosswalk law that took…
KXAN Austin covers first prosecution under Lisa Torry Smith Act
On June 10th, 2024, KXAN Austin aired the first part of an investigative series by reporter Arezow Doost—looking at the implementation of the Lisa Torry Smith Act, the new Texas crosswalk law that took effect…
Is a Texas law named after mom killed in a crosswalk being enforced?
The Lisa Torry Smith Act became law in September 2021, making it a crime to kill or injure a pedestrian, cyclist or other crosswalk user. Drivers who violate the law could face a Class C…
ABC13: 14-year-old Cinco Ranch High School student killed in crash on Mason Road near Creech Elementary
ABC13 is reporting: For a second time in a week a pedestrian has been killed in Fort Bend County. Today a 14 year old boy was killed crossing the street in a crosswalk on his…
Houston Chronicle: Richmond man charged in pedestrian death in crosswalk, in first application of new road safety law
The Houston Chronicle is reporting: “Fort Bend prosecutors filed criminal charges in a fatal pedestrian crash Friday, marking the first time a new law emanating from the county will make its way into a criminal…
Houston Public Media: Fort Bend man could be first to be prosecuted under new crosswalk law
Houston Public Media is reporting: “The new act says a person commits an offense if they cause bodily injury to a pedestrian or person operating a bicycle, motor-assisted scooter or golf cart. Under the law,…
KHOU: Fort Bend DA to prosecute first case under Lisa Torry Smith Act
Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the first case in Texas under the Lisa Torry Smith Act. Fort Bend County District Attorney’s Office D.A. Middleton told KHOU: “Everyone driving a car should understand…
Launch of the Stop & Yield Campaign
Citizens for Road Safety launched the Stop and Yield Campaign on February 17th, 2023 at the Sugar Land Heritage Museum and Foundation. Plans were presented for activities in Fort Bend County from March 2023 onward.…
Texas Bar Journal November 2022: The New Stop and Yield Law. The Death of Lisa Torry Smith
Written by Brian Middleton Brian Middleton, District Attorney of Fort Bend County, published an article about the Lisa Torry Smith Act in the November 2022 edition of the Texas Bar Journal. In December 2020, I…
The Independent: Drivers in Texas could face jail time for failing to stop for pedestrians
The UK-based newspaper, The Independent, is reporting on the Lisa Torry Smith Act becoming law, noting that since the law took effect on September 1, 2021, “if a driver hits and injures someone on a…
Dallas Legal Examiner: How the New Texas Crosswalk Law Protects Pedestrians
The Dallas Legal Examiner is reporting on passage of the Lisa Torry Smith Act, now active law across Texas, explaining what happened to Lisa and how her family organized to change the law to protect…
Noticias del Este de Texas: La nueva ley de Texas podría enviar a los conductores que lesionan o matan a los peatones a prisión
Según Noticias del Este de Texas: La Ley Lisa Torry Smith entró en vigor el 1 de septiembre para proteger a los peatones que cruzan legalmente en un cruce de peatones. Según el Departamento de…
Fort Bend Independent: Pedestrian’s Death In Road Accident Gives Rise To Lisa Torry Smith Act
The Fort Bend Independent is reporting: On June 18, 2021, Governor Greg Abbott signed the Lisa Torry Smith Act, making it a criminal offense for drivers who, through an act of criminal negligence, cause bodily…
Fort Bend Star: Fort Bend death leads to new bill to crack down on inattentive drivers
The Fort Bend Star is reporting: Elaine Brooks has gone almost four years without her daughter, and still the pain and grief are fresh in her mind. Lisa Torry Smith was killed, and her six-year-old…
Fort Bend Herald: Supporting the Lisa Torry Smith Act—All for Lisa
The Fort Bend Herald is reporting: Lawmakers and elected officials from Fort Bend County celebrated the passing of a new state law in the name of a county resident who died three years ago. The…
Houston Chronicle: Fort Bend family’s effort to honor woman killed walking son to school leads to pedestrian safety law
The Houston Chronicle is reporting: In the days after Lisa Torry Smith was struck and killed by a driver while walking her 6-year-old son to school, her family pledged to do something to prevent more…
KPRC 2 Houston: Drivers who hit someone in a crosswalk in Texas could now face prison time, thanks to new law named after Fort Bend County woman
KPRC 2 Houston is reporting: on the Lisa Torry Smith Act, which will take effect on September 1, 2021: Not many days after Lisa Torry Smith died in 2017, after family members learned it was…
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