To the Editor,
I’m wondering why people keep dying in my front yard. I live on State Route 48 in Phoenix, Town of Granby, and am saddened by the amount of fatalities in my front yard.
In three years, I’ve called 911 numerous times and personally responded to dozens of accidents myself, only to find some of the occupants deceased. There was the accident across the street that ended in a small gas explosion, the accident in the rainy evening where a widow lost his late wife’s wedding ring and totaled his car, the accident in my neighbor’s yard where the driver to my knowledge, luckily only injured his shoulder, the accident where the father spun and flipped his vehicle and died on impact, the accident with the woman who died instantly, just her arm dangling from the window for help, the accident that ended with a vehicle upside down in my driveway, and the accident with a young woman in her flipped car, her arm almost torn off.
My message comes with frustration, as I have yet to see any concern or report from the local Department of Transportation in Syracuse. This road needs to be drastically fixed. The road is uneven, dark, and the ditch has grown deeper over time. Every time a vehicle hits the ditch, it propels up and into my yard. I am pleading for guardrails with the DOT.
My correspondence with them began on August 4, 2022 and I am under the impression an investigation has been ongoing since April 2022, and we still do not have an answer.
I realize these things take time, but my fear is that their survey will be inconclusive and nothing will be done and I am looking for someone to help my neighbors and I. Maybe someone to investigate 911 call logs and accident data to prove that we aren’t overreacting. Can you help me?
I hope your understand this message is coming from a place of love. I want my friends and family and community safe. I’m at a loss and just want to prevent as many deaths and accidents as possible, surely something we can all agree on.
-Valerie
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