By Staff Reporter Sophia Yi
On Aug 13. 2024, at 8:20 a.m, Kennedy High junior Rafielle Custodio was hit by a car while riding her bike on Luna Dr near Kennedy.
While on her way to school, Custodio was crossing the street when a car from Luna Dr turned right and hit the back of her bike. Due to the car not seeing her, the front bumper hit the back of her bike wheels. The impact of the car caused her to fall off her bike and onto her left knee causing contusion on it.
Custodio’s immediate family was notified 10 minutes after the crash by the La Palma police who had Custodio’s family number from school records. Custodio’s mom, Andrea Custodio, was the first to be contacted.
“Of course being a mother I was so scared, worried, and afraid of how serious this was . Especially because I was not there physically to take care of and protect her,” Andrea Custodio said.
Upon hearing the news that Custodio was hit by a car and injured, her friends were worried for her. A fellow junior at Kennedy High, Dylan Komoda was shocked to hear the news.
“There were past events where students got hit by cars, and it’s crazy to hear about it happening to someone you’re close with,” Komoda said.
Kennedy High has witnessed two different accidents involving two different students over the past two years. Rumors indicate there might have been a third accident in 2022-23, but our investigation could not confirm. Kennedy High administration posted a public message on ParentSquare in 2023-24 regarding the student who was hit in front of Walker Junior High on his way to school.
“We recognize the gravity of this situation and the impact it has on our community as a whole,” former Principal Seema Sidhu said in a past statement.
There is no prediction of when an accident is going to happen. It is very important to be aware and on the lookout for anything to happen.
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