Dozens of mourners gathered Friday evening to remember those hit and killed in Pittsburgh\u2019s Oakland neighborhood and call for change.<\/p>\n
The vigil was led by the husband of Jessie Maroney. She was struck by a truck and died exactly a year ago.<\/a><\/p>\n PREVIOUS COVERAGE >>> Husband of woman killed by truck while using crosswalk in Oakland calls for change 1 year later<\/a><\/p>\n She\u2019d been in the crosswalk heading to work at Pitt.<\/p>\n More than a hundred people gathered on the sidewalk where that crash happened at the intersection of Terrace and Darragh.<\/p>\n \u201cWe had four people in four years die in this area. It\u2019s dangerous,\u201d Brian Maroney said. \u201cIt\u2019s been one year, but it feels like it happened yesterday.\u201d<\/p>\n Part of the crowd arrived on a school bus. It was packed with more than seventy people.<\/p>\n There were also strangers in attendance who were also pushing for safer streets.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s important we stand in solidarity with Jessie and everyone here who has died,\u201d Pitt student Jacob Evangelista said.<\/p>\n Multiple people spoke. Afterward, the crowd made the walk that Jessie never finished.<\/p>\n Maroney says he\u2019s dedicated to making sure his wife is the last person to be hit and killed in that spot.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to petition, go to meetings and push for change so two years from now we\u2019re not here with another family,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The city has done some work in the area, including adding curb extensions.<\/p>\n Download the FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n Follow Channel 11 News on Facebook<\/a> and Twitter<\/a>. | Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n