Friday, July 29, 2011

(From DWF): Another Deadly Car Accident at Lakeland/Hwy 25 and Holly Bush Road

Just read online that an accident occured around 1:00 pm today at the intersection of Lakeland Drive (Hwy 25) and Holly Bush Road in Rankin County. The driver and passenger were killed. No word yet on the passenger.

An accident there just a few weeks ago also resulted in the death of a driver.

I think it's time for a change of the red light set up at this intersection. There should be flashing lights installed before the intersection, and more time added before changing from red to green to give traffic time to completely stop. This is a DEADLY intersection.

Now, who knows how to get this done?

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

It really IS a horrible intersection. I cringe every time I turn onto Lakeland from there.

Anonymous said...

I go that way sometime too, and wonder if anyone is planning on fixing this dangerous intersection before we suffer another lost life.

lunarwolf51 said...

There is nothing wrong with the intersection. It's wide, flat, with good visibility in all directions. The problem is drivers who aren't paying attention, or try to beat a yellow, or just run a red. Good Grief.

Anonymous said...

MDOT is the one to address.

And, they already did by installing the lights there. Additional safety devices are, perhaps, warranted. Although, I do believe there are warning signs in advance of the intersection.

Steve said...

Cheap fix.....radar. If you don't believe it, travel westbound on 25 to the Flowood City limits and watch the cars slow down to the speed limit.

Anonymous said...

Steve is right that most folks have learned to slow to 55 mph on hwy 25 but once it goes to 65 mph, they will pass you going 75 and 80 and they are blowing right through the light at Holly Bush. I live in the area and there are no warning lights. Perhaps road warning strips would help. I wish the MHP would set up radar.

Anonymous said...

It is a bad intersection. I live on Holly Bush and I cross this intersection several times a day. I used to travel south down hwy 25 and have to make a left (without a left turn signall). Visibility was terrible in the area and resulted in the death in May. It took that for them to install turning arrows. This is a horrible intersection because of the speed. The speed limit is 65mph and most travel this a more. I think something needs to be done. My husband made that same left turn that these unfortunate drivers made right after the accident occurred. I often see kids on their bikes cross this intersection to go to the gas station too, and this worries me. I know this is a dangerous intersection because I travel it everyday, and I agree that something should be done before another life is lost.

Anonymous said...

from hattiesburg north to jackson on 49 both north and south lanes mhp has the signs that blink (before the intersection) alerting drivers that the light is about to change red. they seem to work, it could be a cheap fix.

Rick Ward said...

I live just around the corner from the intersection. I was sitting at Holly Bush one day a couple of months or so ago when a car headed north t-boned another one that was turning left onto Holly Bush in front of me. They settled just beyond my hood. Luckily only minor injuries. I was a witness and contacted my the trooper a few days later for additional information. He told me he had worked 3 more accidents there since the one I witnessed. About a month or two ago, another one happened and a 60 year old man was killed. A few days later they installed turning indicators on the red lights for turns onto Holly Bush and they installed flashing lights some distance on either side of the lights. However, this intersection needs to be treated like a small community congested area slowing motorists down to 45 miles per hour. Right now it is 65 and everybody knows MHP gives up to a 10 mph variance (advertised or not). So you have drivers going at least 75, some more and they can't stop in time. As a former law enforcement officer, I have worked many accidents and this is no different from what I have seen for years. MHP can't be there all the time. They need to go much farther back than the flashing lights to put large congested area, slow to 45 signs with flashing lights and possibly even road strips. I don't even move from that light even when it turns until I look in all directions. People behind me often blow the horns.

Anonymous said...

All of us who live in the area and have to cross hwy 25 every day should contact MDOT and demand further safety measures at that intersection. I also plan to contact Walter Johnson, our supervisor, for support and I hope others will. Rick is right that some idiots will start blowing their horns if you try to take time to look before you cross.

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