Body Identified as Missing Goleta Girl

I extend my deepest sympathy to her family.

This is very sad :(

I had heard she told her family she was going to walk to a friend's house. Does anyone know if her friend lives in this neighborhood?

I guess what I'm really worried about is that kids are running back and forth across the 101 in this neighborhood on a regular basis ...

If kids are really crossing the freeway with regularity, and what a horrifying thought that is, that's a strong argument for the pedestrian bridge that was supposed to have been built when the shopping center was put in.

The other reason kids are on the freeway is graffiti. Recall the boy who was killed a few years back near Milpas, spraycan in hand.

Tragic either way.

The exact place where this girl was killed was the site of a now forgotten plan to build a pedestrian/bicycle overpass similar to the one on West Ortega street in Santa Barbara. This overpass was discussed as part of the Camino Real project, but it was never funded.

Currently there are plans -as part of Measure 'A' on the November ballot- to build an overcrossing at this spot that will also accommodate vehicles, similar to the one at Micheltorena Street.

It is extremely sad when tragedies like this one take place. We need to make our corner of the world safer for children.

This is indeed a tragedy. My heart goes out to her family.

However, I find it erroneous to say she died because a pedestrian bridge wasn't built. Storke is by no means an impossible overpass to cross. We all need to remember that there is no maximum age at which we tell our kids what is safe and what is not. That would be the first step in making our corner of the world safer.

I keep running into cases where my first question as a parent is "where are the parents".
My 11 year has friends who's parents let them go where ever when ever without adult supervision.
These are children left with adult choice.
They simply are not ready. their impulse and hormones are too strong. They are CHILDREN.
Kids are getting killed on bikes,pathways,streets and bridges at too high not to take notice.
If this tragedy prompts awareness about building an over pass walkway or more adult supervision,maybe it will serve some purpose.
I am heartfully sorry for this families loss.
I am certain regret is happening in a few homes.
The home of the lost girl and her family and the burden of guilt being born by the person who hit her.
What kind of human could bare the weight of taking a life and not coming forward.
It is all so tragic.

Keep in mind the Ped bridge was taken off the table so the Marketplace commuters had a nice safe onramp to maximise their convenience. Screw the locals after all. It's all about the money.

Don't worry though Lineham made sure his butt's covered by ingratiating himself with the Sherrif's Office he donated. We're all a lot safer though cuz that Jean Blois #1 priority. A cop shop and a $100K ayear PIO. Nice priorities COG.

God forbid we should waste money encouraging people to walk or ride a bike...

The Storke overpass is a pedestrian nightmare. As is the Los Carneros overpass and onramps, the Winchester Canyon overpass, and the Fairview overpass. Thanks to our development crazy Goleta City Council for putting their energies on helping to fix these things!!!! (Instead, we have more hotels and houses to feed more cars to these intersections.) Come November, who will we vote for? Onnen and Blois? Heck no!