From Strongtowns.org
On May 27, 2025, two brothers in Gastonia, North Carolina, asked their dad if they could walk to the neighborhood Food Lion and Subway. It was less than ten minutes from their apartment.
Their dad hesitated. He and his wife are protective parents. But he agreed, on the condition that the boys stay on the phone with him the whole way. They made it to the store and back toward home without incident, until they reached West Hudson Boulevard.
Legend Jenkins, seven years old, stepped off the median into the road and was struck by an SUV. His father was still on the phone when it happened.
