Residents are urging the Florida Department of Transportation for a traffic light at the intersection where two teens were killed this past weekend.
FDOT says it has already taken measures to make that intersection safer and has plans to do more in about five years.
Lakewood Ranch High School students and families are coping with the loss of 17-year-old boy and a 15-year-old boy who were killed in a crash on Saturday.
Troopers said the 17-year-old was making a left hand turn onto Pope Road in the Greyhawk Landing community and didn’t see a pickup truck that crashed into their car.
Residents have complained about the dangerous intersection on State Road 64 for a couple of years.
FDOT says it added a “directionalized medium” — white posts — that prevent people from turning left onto State Road 64. That change was made earlier this year.
There were 17 accidents last year at that intersection and have been seven so far this year.
The FDOT also plans to add a roundabout in 2023.
Each year the Federal Highway Administration reports approximately 2.5 million intersection accidents. Most of these collisions involve left turns. Across the United States, 40 percent of all crashes involve intersections, the second largest category of auto accidents, led only by rear end collisions.
Street intersection car accidents can result in serious personal injuries including traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, broken bones, burn injuries, internal injuries and even wrongful death. Head-on collisions, T-bone crashes and rear-end collisions are all possibilities at street intersections.
If you have questions regarding an intersection accident in the Tampa Bay area, schedule a free consultation with our Tampa Bay Auto Accident Attorneys at Whittel & Melton. We will examine your accident and provide an honest case evaluation. Call us at 813-221-3200 or contact us online.