String of Accidents Puts Spotlight on Dangerous Crosby Road – Houston Accident Lawyers
Often, Houston accident lawyers see that auto accidents are the result of poor road planning and design which fails to take into consideration growing vehicular traffic. A string of fatal and serious accidents recently on a stretch of Houston’s FM 2100 has raised concerns about this dangerous road, and the need for more safety enhancements to the stretch. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT), there has been a spike in the number of accidents occurring on the stretch of FM 2100 between FM 1960 and US 90.
On the last day of school this year, a 16-year-old girl was killed in an accident on this particular stretch of FM 2100. This week, yet another accident involving a Crosby school bus and a Ford Explorer, again raised concerns about the high risks to motorists traveling on the highway. Tuesday’s accident led to the death of the Explorer driver, noted Texas Blues guitarist Gene Kelton. Several children on the school bus suffered injuries, including bumps, cuts and bruises.
The number of accidents on this stretch has been increasing over the past couple of years from 83 accidents in 2009 to 132 accidents up to November this year. Last year, there was one fatal accident on the stretch, while they were four fatalities till November 2010.
After the death that killed the 16-year-old schoolgirl, transportation authorities have finally been galvanized into action. They have conducted a study of the intersection where the accident occurred, as well as other intersections on FM 2100 that have been notoriously accident prone. One of the recommendations coming out of that safety study is the need for traffic lights to be installed at the 2100/Stoker Road intersection. Transportation officials are recommending a caution light at the Spanish Cove/ FM 2100 intersection.
There’s definitely a need for more traffic signals, considering that the vehicular population on this stretch has increased by more than 1,000 cars between 2008 and 2009. There are approximately 22,300 cars moving daily on this stretch of road.
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