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Traffic deaths on Roosevelt Blvd. spiked in 2018. A safety fix may not be in place until fall.

The death toll on the road in 2018 appears to be the worst in six years.

Shareena Johnson walks across on Roosevelt Boulevard at Bustleton Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Ten pedestrians were killed on the Boulevard, according to police data.
Shareena Johnson walks across on Roosevelt Boulevard at Bustleton Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Ten pedestrians were killed on the Boulevard, according to police data.Read moreTim Tai, --- Tim Tai / Staff Photographer