Aug 9, 2023 - News
Mom thanks city for road fixes after daughter's death
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Anna Campos told City Council members that seeing preparations for crosswalk improvements near the site of her daughter's accident prompted her to publicly thank them. Screenshot: City of Des Moines video
"I came forward to you guys as a mother in pain . . . I'm telling you guys that you have done your job helping us."— Anna Campos to the DSM City Council Monday night.
Catch up fast: Campos publicly advocated for traffic pedestrian safety improvements around DSM schools shortly after the hit-and-run death of her 14-year-old daughter, Ema Cardenas, outside East High School last year.
- Since then, DSM redefined "school district" to expand slower speed zones and launched a series of ongoing pedestrian and street safety upgrades.
