Seniors call it "The Fallbrook Street Freeway"

A continual rush of automobiles surpass the speed limit on East Fallbrook Street, with exception to the school zone at Heald Lane. Otherwise, there is no mercy for what some senior pedestrians now call "The Fallbrook Street Freeway."

Last August, a 17-year-old teen was killed walking across Fallbrook St., near Potter St. In the rain last November, a speeding sedan hit a rare pedigree Andalusian Sheepdog and dragged it about 800 feet. Amazingly, the dog survived.

At least half a dozen pedestrian seniors have spoken of harrowing near-misses in attempting to cross Fallbrook St. They have jumped o...