Three Car MVA: Injuries in notoriously hazardous school zone…
Hyannis – At about 3:20pm, right at the end of the school day, police and two rescue units rushed to the intersection of South Street and High School Road for a three car MVA where at least one woman was transported to CCH…
It’s an intersection that has seen multiple accidents with serious injuries over the years…
It’s an intersection that is right in the middle of school zone that serves two Catholic schools…
It’s an intersection that is right next door to a program that houses young mothers and their infants, who often travel on the sidewalks there…
It’s an intersection that has a posted speed limit of 20 miles per hour, although nobody slows down there ever…
It’s an intersection that is part of a notorious “drag strip” that runs along South Street from Sea Street to Ocean Street without speed bumps, traffic lights, or any measures to slow traffic and prevent more injuries and needless deaths…
One firefighter confided with Hyannis News that he too would like to see traffic lights at this particular intersection… he continued on to express that hold ups may be to due to conflicts on a state level…
Whatever it is… what power, if any, do town leaders have to make this intersection safer for motorists, school children, young moms, infants, and other pedestrians?
The following video highlights the scene… [Press play]
3/31/2014
Robert Bastille,
