A Seattle street has been named the worst street in America after being plagued by “weekly” car accidents that have left fed-up residents facing extreme financial burden.
Residents of Rainier Avenue have long complained of vehicles crashing into their homes due to reckless driving.
In April, a car crashed into the main entrance of a warehouse, leaving broken glass scattered across the avenue.
Emergency services took the 28-year-old driver to a nearby hospital in a stable condition while the car was towed.
Although police have not yet concluded why the accident occurred, local residents have their own theories.
Residents of Rainier Avenue have long complained of collisions between cars or vehicles crashing into their homes due to reckless driving.
Residents in the area have a few theories as to why car accidents continue to occur in large numbers.
Owner Cindy Sell, who has been living on the road for years, saying:’None of the speed limits are respected by people, it is treated as if it were a speedway.
‘There are accidents weekly, weekly.At all hours of the day, so it’s not just a nighttime problem.’
Residents say the constant accidents not only create a financial burden but also make them question their safety.
Madelyn Jung is another homeowner who suffered serious property damage after three vehicles ended up inside her home this year alone.
Just last weekend, she woke up to a car overturned on top of her house after it fell down the embankment and onto her porch.
Earlier this month, another car crashed into a telephone pole just outside his garage.
“You wake up and you hear the sounds, and you don’t know where they’re coming from. And you know that accidents have a particular noise that wakes you up and you just know,” Jung said. KIRO7.
Homeowner Cindy Sell, who has lived on the road for years, said: “None of the speed limits are enforced and people treat it like it’s a speedway.”
Residents say the constant accidents are not only creating a financial burden, but also making them question their safety.
In January, another car crashed into a huge boulder placed alongside the road that was supposed to protect his house, but instead ended up inside it.
“I said, ‘Where’s the rock?’ And it wasn’t until the police shined their flashlight in the window that I said, ‘Oh my God, it’s in the bedroom,'” she recalled.
Resident Kat Sims, who has lived on Rainier Avenue for more than 13 years, said the collisions seem to get worse every year.
‘We had three cars totaled, one car crashed into the fence and the roof of our house.
“No one has been spared. I can tell you that family after family has had not just one car hit (in their home), or their house, or their garage, but multiple times, over and over again,” Sims said. saying.
Madelyn Jung is a homeowner who has suffered serious property damage after three vehicles ended up inside her home this year alone.
“I said, ‘Where’s the rock?’ And it wasn’t until the police shined their flashlight through the window that I said, ‘Oh my God, it’s in the bedroom,'” Jung recalled.
Resident Kat Sims, who has lived on Rainier Avenue for more than 13 years, said the collisions seem to get worse every year.
Last year, officers took a 10-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman to the hospital after they were hit by a driver on the destructive parkway.
According to Seattle Police spokeswoman Detective Valerie Carson, the collision involved one vehicle and the driver remained at the scene and was not arrested.
Reports of these accidents continue to come in despite the Seattle Department of Transportation’s efforts to fix the city’s “highest crash corridor.”
In an August 2020 report, officials noted that by redesigning the corridor through geometric changes, signal synchronization, speed limit modifications and traffic efficiency measures such as new bus lanes, there was a 15 percent decrease in accidents.
Last year, officers took a 10-year-old boy, a 16-year-old girl and a 43-year-old woman to the hospital after they were hit by a driver on the avenue.
Reports of these accidents continue to come in despite the Seattle Department of Transportation’s efforts to fix the city’s “highest crash corridor.”
However, accidents continue to pile up.
A traffic report released later that year revealed that vehicles struck pedestrians about 18 times on Rainier Avenue South, even after the design changes.
Despite this, residents still have hope in the city’s Vision Zero plan, which was launched in 2015.
The plan aims to end traffic-related deaths and serious injuries on city streets by 2030.
The Department of Transportation is currently working to “complete safety improvements at the intersections of Rainier Avenue South and S Sturtevant St, as well as Rainier Ave South and 54th Ave S.
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