Be seen on Halloween: Safety tips for trick-or-treaters and drivers

Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Alexis Garcia, as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC) · October 30, 2026 · 1 min read

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Halloween is filled with spooky surprises, but safety experts say one of the biggest risks has nothing to do with ghosts or goblins. Children are more than twice as likely to be hit by a car and killed on Halloween than on any other day of the year, according to Safe Kids Worldwide. The nonprofi...

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