Urban League Launches 'Slow Down St. Louis' to Combat Reckless and Speeding Drivers

 In February, a Chicago mom and her daughter were visiting St. Louis when police say a speeding driver sideswiped another car and then hit the two, killing them. 

Weeks later, Cedric Dixson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for speeding down Grand and causing a car crash that killed four people last year.

"It will consist of a yard sign campaign. It will consist of billboards in our four challenged neighborhoods where speeding is an issue," said James Clark, the  Vice-President of Division of Public Safety for the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis.

Now, the Urban League and Regional Business Council are shifting "Slow Down St. Louis" into high gear.

The new public safety campaign's goal is to raise awareness about reckless driving, speeding and the alarming rise in traffic-related incidents and fatalities in St. Louis and St. Louis County.

"The reckless driving as you've heard has gotten out of control in St. Louis City and County. It's truly ridiculous out there. We see it every day," said Lt. Colonel Kenneth Gregory with the St. Louis County Police Department.

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