North Avenue residents fear busy road is not safe play place for area children
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By Jana Logan
The Pittsburg Gazette responded to the scene of an accident on North Avenue late Thursday afternoon that Pittsburg Police Department officers referred to as a “accident involving a child on a bicycle and a car” over the police scanner.
By the time a reporter arrived on scene, the accident had been cleared, but bystanders indicated that a child was involved, and had sustained a broken shoulder. Witnesses indicated the child on the bicycle was traveling west on Taylor Street at a high rate of speed and ran into the side of a car that was traveling north on North Avenue.
According to Chief of Police Richard Penn of the Pittsburg Police Department “no citations were issued.”
Residents of North Avenue expressed concerns for the safety of children who live and play near and on the busy road.
“Something needs to be done about how fast cars drive down this road,” said Traci Elrid. “To make things worse, kids fly down these side roads and never look when they get to the busy road. I have seen several near misses with kids and cars.”
Ms. Elrid said the area is a favorite place for children to ride bikes and skateboards. The speed limit is currently 35 miles-per-hour.
“I worry about the kids of the neighborhood, especially during spring break,” another resident, Beverly Menjus, said.
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