Last Friday, December 12, 2008, a 49-year old man was killed while crossing a street in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has now been identified as Khosro Baesmat (the news agency also referred to the deceased as Khosro Baesmar). According to the Deseret News, Mr. Baesmat he was crossing the street while crossing at North Temple near 1900 West at around 6:45 in the evening. As he made his way across the street, he was struck by a vehicle and launched into the path of yet another car which was in the opposite lane. The police reported that Baesmat was not crossing the street in a crosswalk and was apparently several hundred yards from one.
I see no facts that would implicate the driver of the person who hit this gentleman. The big danger of jay walking is that motorists just don’t expect pedestrians to cross in front of them mid-block. If he did cross at an intersection, however, this could be considered crossing in an “unmarked” crosswalk. Our condolences go out to the family of Khosro.
Published by: Ron Kramer
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