A mother broke down in tears while testifying to a city council about a seven-month-old girl who was knocked down and killed by a driver . Kathleen Ferrier from Circular San Diego , a nonprofit working to stop traffic fatalities , spent 30 seconds trying to compose herself while speaking about Junniper Avang during the meeting on Tuesday . The little girl was hit while she was in her stroller being pushed by her father in Point Loma , San Diego , when they were hit by an SUV earlier this month . Her mother who crossed just seconds before the pair saw the horrific incident unfold . Scroll down for video . Emotional plea : Kathleen Ferrier from Circular San Diego , a nonprofit working to stop traffic fatalities , spent 30 seconds trying to compose herself while speaking about Junniper Avang . Gaining composure : She told the council members ' I 'm having trouble this morning . ( I have a ) 9- and an 11-year-old and this really hits home . Tragic : The seven-month-old girl was killed when an SUV hit her while she was in her stroller crossing the road with her father in San Diego earlier this month . Junniper did not survive the crash and her father is still in a critical condition in hospital . Given two minutes to make her case to the meeting , Ferrier said : ' I 'm having trouble this morning . ( I have a ) 9- and an 11-year-old and this really hits home . ' She finished by saying : 'Please prioritize street improvements throughout our city where people are dying time and time again . ' According to ABC 10 a friend of the Avang family Marisa Smith , also spoke . She said : 'Action better be taken because there are so many families in that area right now who now fear for their children 's lives . ' Councilwoman Lorie Zapf said they are making street safety a top priority and handing the information to the traffic engineering division . She said : 'Action better be taken because there are so many families in that area right now who now fear for their children 's lives . ' Family and residents near where the youngster was hit have proposed to close off the section of the road and turn it into a memorial park . Scene : The remains of the stroller Junniper was being pushed in when she was struck . Response : Her father was taken to hospital after the crash and has been listed in a critical condition .
sue Ferrier from Circular cancer hospital spoke about Junniper Avang . The little girl was in a stroller being pushed by her mother when she died . An ##nie greeted the pair as they crossed the road while her mother watched . Ferrier struggled to compose herself at the beginning of her speech . She told council members : ' I ' m having fun this morning . ( I have a ) boyfriend and an 11-year - old and this really hits home '