Pedestrians need to beware walking near the Calvary Christian Academy. On Nov. 11, while walking my dogs in the crosswalk at the corner of School and Summit streets, I was nearly hit by a woman in a black SUV as she crossed School Street.

I was almost half way across the street at the time she started across and had to quickly pull back on my dogs’ leash or they would have been run over. I saw her pull into the school parking lot and head inside.

Another dog walker just behind me began shaking his head and said how stupid — and illegal — this woman was for trying to drive through a crosswalk while a pedestrian was in the process of getting across the street.

A month earlier, a similar incident happen on the sidewalk near the entrance of the church. I was walking on the sidewalk and someone pulled into the parking lot in a hurry to get to the school. Had I not seen him out of the corner of my eye and pulled back on my dogs’ leash, they would have been killed.

I did notify the church and they made an attempt to find out who did this. These people are showing a lack of regard for the law. WWJD? He’d allow pedestrians the right of way and protect God’s creatures.

Bob Dennison, Normal