Bill Fulton
6 min readSep 4, 2022

Why Did Carmen Ramirez Have To Die?

It’s time to stop blaming pedestrians for getting killed on our streets.

Source: Southern California Association of Governments

At about 6:40 p.m. on Friday, August 12, Carmen Ramirez parked her car in Oxnard, California, and walked across the street on her way to a summertime concert nearby.

A half-hour later, she was declared dead at Ventura County Medical Center.

Bill Fulton

Author, urban planner & former politician. Hometown: Auburn, NY. Current town: Houston. Latest book: Place And Prosperity.