Independent Neighborhood News & Talking Points
7 Sep
OK. Aside from completely throwing in the towel, WGx isn’t sure what to do anymore. And neither, apparently is WG’s own taxi-driving roving reporter Joann Landers.
In the past few days, she has filed two completely separate reports on two completely different accidents — both at the exact same intersection: Combine a curving two-lane road with an unofficial commuter cut-through, and the intersection of Hamilton/Pine & Hicks Avenue has been quite unsafe this past week.
Via her San Jose Metblogs website, Joann published pictures of a pedestrian accident on August 30:
A gentleman walking with his wife … was hit in the crosswalk, when a woman driving a white Toyota made a left turn from Hicks on to Pine. The gentleman, bleeding profusely from a head wound, was taken to the hospital via ambulance.
Another accident on September 4 included two cars, with one ending up upside down. Joann again published pictures.
Hey! Slow Down! … Here’s to safe week of driving in Willow Glen!
2 Responses for "Shocking Accident Rate at Hicks & Pine"
I was trying to get to Booksin for soccer practice the day of the second accident. The minivan was upside down in the front yard of the house on the corner. Amazingly it didn’t look like anyone was hurt. We were, however, late for soccer practice.
I live on Pine at Cottle. Every day the traffic never stops at our intersection and we hear screeching of tires as they realize there is a stop sign. Its dangerous, there is a lot of commuter traffic and people going way too fast at all hours.
I have worked with the city for 8 years and nothing has come of it. I have young children and ask that people that use Pine think about slowing down and that at any moment a child or pet could run out…..would you be able to stop in time? from what I see, most people wouldnt. We are all in a hurry, but slow down otherwise innocent people will be hurt due to your urgency to get somewhere at the speed of light!
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