MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Residents held again tears following Tuesday’s assembly with native leaders, as officers outlined a path ahead to curb the dashing on Ives Dairy Road.
The mission is to guard lives and supply peace of thoughts for these residing close to this so-called raceway.
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“I’m overwhelmed in a phenomenal way,” stated resident Sheri Rosenthal.
Rosenthal’s yard Tuesday become a city corridor dialogue.
“NE 12th avenue turns to a flashing yellow [late at night],” stated Rosenthal. “Why?”
Rosenthal outlines 9 strategies to make Ives Dairy street safer.
On hand listening: residents, District 1 Commissioner Oliver Gilbert and a number of other Miami-Dade police members.
“This is my home,” exclaimed Rosenthal to these in attendance. “This is my community. I don’t want to be chased out of my community.”
Vice Chairman Gilbert and the officers perceive the cries for assist.
“Ultimately, if you’re sitting in your front yard, you’re sitting in your house, you don’t expect and shouldn’t have to worry about a car coming through the wall,” shared Gilbert.
Gilbert doesn’t reside off Ives Dairy Road. However, he shares a current expertise with a automobile slamming by means of his gate and hitting his automobile.
“Rammed through the metal rod gate,” stated Gilbert. “It’s actually very heavy. This is what woke me up. Thank God… my son, myself, and we weren’t actually hurt. It’s just a fence. It’s just a car. With other people, it’s actually their lives.”
His story is certainly one of many.
We stumbled upon one other accident whilst we toured the street following the assembly.
Commissioner Gilbert says on Ives Dairy Road, between 441 and 95, there have been roughly 13 hit-and-runs this yr.
“People deserve to be safe,” stated Gilbert. “How can we do it?”
At the assembly, Miami-Dade police pledged a extra distinguished presence on Ives Dairy Road.
“When we’re not here, it’s a free for all,” shared Maj. Thomas Buchanan of Miami-Dade Police.
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From May 2 by means of May 7, MDPD issued 35 whole shifting citations, 28 thought of hazardous, which means propensity to wreck property or injure folks.
Next step, the county’s transportation, and public works division will do a site visitors research.
They’ll gather knowledge, share findings, and create options to curb dashing and reduce accidents.
“If you give us that array of solutions and possibilities, we can talk about this is what we can move forward with,” stated Gilbert.
He expects outcomes from the research inside two weeks.
Rhonda Jules’ residence cam captures collision after collision on the Ives Dairy Road and San Simeon Way intersection.
“You said you sleep in fear, sleep scared,” stated CBS4’s Joe Gorchow to Jules.
“Yes,” replied Jules. “Jump up out of sleep sometimes, and the first thing we do is go to the wall to see if anyone is hurt.”
Residents like Debbi Alonso pray the dashing stops within the space after a automobile just lately smashed into her yard, destroying her above-ground pool and cellular residence.
“Uneasiness every time you hear a car honk or screeching of tires,” Alonso stated.
On Tuesday, although, the concern subsides.
Residents are joyful with assurances assistance is quickly on the best way, following a gathering greater than three years within the making.
Long-term options from street design to obstacles defending properties and pedestrians are on the desk, together with creating higher crosswalks.
Residents counsel that drivers might solely flip left with a inexperienced flip sign on the Ives Dairy and San Simeon Way intersection.
It may sluggish site visitors down, however even officers agree it might save lives.
First, the county wants to finish its site visitors research.
We’re instructed it will likely be accomplished inside a few weeks.
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In the meantime, MDPD will problem extra citations to discourage drivers from racing on Ives Dairy Road within the quick time period.