Ten days after 64-year-old Wan Mei Tan was struck by a driver and died from her injuries, Mission residents and advocates on Friday blocked the
intersection of 16th and Valencia Streets to honor the life lost and call for improved pedestrian safety in the neighborhood.
Caught off guard, vehicles honked their horns and some impatient drivers threw middle fingers at them. One of the demonstrators was silent and alone – with only his bike – facing all the vehicles driving west, holding up a poster that said “Slow Down.” The rest of the group chanted “Say out loud her name! Wan Mei Tan!” and “No more pedestrian deaths! No more senior deaths!”
“Think about the inconvenience that you’re experiencing now. And think about the families who are breathing, mourning at this time,” he continued. Much of the time, providing services that families may desperately need is the onus of the police department, which may not have the best training to help with financial support or grief counseling services.
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