BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Children are twice as likely to get struck by a vehicle on Halloween compared to any other day of the year. As the weekend approaches community leaders want to share some helpful tips to keep your loved ones safe.

Trick or Treating is a tradition on Halloween, dressing your children up as their favorite character and sending them out to get candy. Halloween can also be a dangerous holiday, here are some tips to keep your friends, and family safe.

As the night falls more children are entering the streets to fill their trick or treating bags. But with more kids out it's important as drivers to look out for pedestrians.

Eric Celedon Sergeant for Bakersfield Police Department said "The biggest concern for us is pedestrian safety....For the families who are going

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