SATELLITE BEACH, Fla. – After a 12-year-old girl was killed walking across A1A with her family, a Brevard County commissioner said he's moving forward with an idea to change the flashing lights at the crosswalk.
A week later, Commissioner Curt Smith said he’s going to push for the flashing yellow lights to be replaced by red lights.
The commissioner said he plans to present the idea to the county commission at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 7.
“These flashing yellow lights -- most people, if you ask them, they don’t have any clue what they are,” Smith said.
Smith said county-wide, five people have died in crosswalks like the ones Nelson died in.