Days following the hit-and-run death of a teenage girl, people are voicing concerns about safety along the sidewalk where she was struck.

Early Wednesday evening, Genesis Webber,13, of Jacksonville, was walking along the sidewalk next to Arlington Road, across the street from Crist the King Child Care Center, when she was fatally hit by a driver who left the road.

Police later arrested the driver and identified him as Andre Myers, 54, of Jacksonville. Myers was charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving death without rendering aid.

A flower memorial on Arlington Road marks the location where Webber took her last breath. It’s also the location where News4JAX spoke with pedestrians who frequent that sidewalk. They said at times, the sidewalk can feel unsafe to walk on because it

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