Full Notification

                                   
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                   September 10, 2025
 
CONTACT: Sergeant Peter Cang, 650-780-7159 [email protected]          
 
86 Drivers Cited During Pedestrian Safety Operation
 
Redwood City, California. – The Redwood City Police Department conducted a Pedestrian Safety Operation on 9/10/2025.
 
The recent Pedestrian Safety Operation conducted by the Redwood City Police Department Motor Unit, was a proactive enforcement effort aimed at enhancing pedestrian safety in the community. This operation, funded by the OTS (Office of Traffic Safety) Grant, focuses on reducing pedestrian-related accidents by ensuring that drivers obey traffic laws, particularly yielding to pedestrians in crosswalks.

The Redwood City Police Department Motor Unit issued a total of 80 citations for 21950(a) CVC: (Driver failed to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk), and/or 21951(a) CVC (passing a vehicle stopped for a pedestrian in a crosswalk), 3 citations for 12500(a) CVC – Driving without a valid license, 1 citation for 21453(b) CVC – Running a Red light, 1 citation for 22450(a) CVC – Running a Stop sign, and 1 citation for 23123.5(a) operating a cellphone while driving.

The operation took place at the intersections of Jefferson Ave and St Francis St, and El Camino Real and Finger St in Redwood City from 8:00 AM to 2:30 PM.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.