SAN DIEGO -- If you're walking in San Diego County, chances are you could put yourself in the path of danger.

According to a 2004 study by the Surface Transportation Policy Project, the county was rated as one of the least safe metropolitan areas for pedestrians.


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Pedestrian Danger Zones By City
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To be more exact, it ranks 28th in pedestrian danger among the 50 largest counties in the U.S.

Overall, the top pedestrian danger zones in the city of San Diego have something in common: a lot of people, a lot of cars and in some cases, a lot of partying.

Breaking it down by cities, in 2006, La Mesa had 21 pedestrian-involved collisions. The most dangerous location was Grossmont Center Drive in front of the mall where there were five accidents.

In Carlsbad, there were 52 pedestrian collisions. What's unique to this city is that 25 of those involved bicyclists. Two accidents have occurred at the intersection of Carlsbad Boulevard and Carlsbad Village Drive.

There were 25 pedestrian-involved collisions in the area known as Core-Columbia, in and around the Gaslamp District. Hillcrest had the second-highest totals with 26 collisions in 2006. And the top pedestrian danger zone was in Pacific Beach, where there were 37 pedestrian-involved collisions.

NBC 7/39's Artie Ojeda spoke with a local mother whose daughter was killed in a hit-and-run in Pacific Beach. Kathy Padilla told NBC the driver had prior DUI convictions. He was sentenced to four years in jail.

Following her daughter's death, Padilla has been working to create "Angie's Law," which would require stronger penalties for hit-and-run drivers.

The group "Walk San Diego" is also pushing for safer streets. Many communities are responding, creating so-called pedestrian master plans.

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