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Cristhian Joel Herrera-Rivera, 29, of Milpitas, died after crashing his 2012 Yamaha into a traffic island near the intersection of Cedar and Stevenson boulevards, according to the Newark Police Department.
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The flag painted on a mini traffic island in Trafford, England, on Thursday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
Minutes after her last call to her sisters, Trent crashed her car into a concrete traffic island, dying at the scene.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Those exiting the library parking lot and heading east face a similar challenge, with their left-turn lane now also blocked by a traffic island.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2026
The flag painted on a mini traffic island in Trafford, England, on Thursday.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2025
Minutes after her last call to her sisters, Trent crashed her car into a concrete traffic island, dying at the scene.
—Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025
Those exiting the library parking lot and heading east face a similar challenge, with their left-turn lane now also blocked by a traffic island.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Traffic island.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traffic%20island. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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