INDIANAPOLIS Families, crash survivors, neighborhood leaders and advocates gathered Sunday at the intersection of Shelby and Raymond streets to remember loved ones lost to traffic crashes and demand safer road design across Indianapolis.

Its heartbreaking, but its beautiful at the same time, said Billie Jean Rogers, describing what it felt like to see the community gathered at the memorial for her significant other, 32-year-old Dillan Lee Rogers.

Rogers was hit and killed on Feb. 13 while crossing the Raymond Street I-65 off-ramp crosswalk. Investigators say video showed he had the right of way and the driver was charged with driving while intoxicated. Rogers had two children.

Not only is it the intersection but its also the drivers, she said.

This intersection has become a focal point

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