Los Angeles Council Seeks Safety Barriers on Boardwalk

August 8, 2013 by

The Los Angeles City Council wants new street barriers to block unwanted vehicles from getting onto the Venice Beach boardwalk.

A council motion approved unanimously Tuesday asks police and city officials to immediately erect temporary barriers at the most dangerous intersections along the boardwalk.

The council also asked for a two-week study that will assess where to install permanent posts or other barriers to keep cars away from pedestrians.

The vote comes three days after a rogue driver maneuvered around a vehicle barrier and plowed into tourists and vendors on the boardwalk, killing an Italian honeymooner and injuring 16 others.

A transient with a history of run-ins with police – Nathan Louis Campbell – is in custody for investigation of murder.