Vehicles hitting child pedestrians are responsible for more than 600 child fatalities every year. In 2014, 40,000 children sustained non-fatal injuries as pedestrians hit by vehicles. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 20 percent of children under the age of 15 killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians in 2015. When children survive these accidents, they may sustain life-changing physical or cognitive impairment.
