Two Des Moines Lincoln High students were hospitalized Friday night with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash on a busy stretch of highway near the school. And while the students will be fine, a local business owner once again questioned the safety of that stretch of road because of the accident. According to police, the teens were hit by a car while walking home from school. It happened just north of the school, along Southwest Ninth Street. “I’m heartbroken, but not surprised,” said Renee Way, owner of Angry Goldfish, 2301 Southwest Ninth St. Friday’s accident comes as no surprise to Way, whose business faces Southwest Ninth Street. here and see all the traffic coming and going. It’s continuous and people don’t slow down,” Way said. Police have yet to share whether speed played a role in Friday’s crash. According to police, the driver of a gold car was trying to cross Ninth Street at Kirkwood Avenue when he was struck by the driver of a white car traveling north. The impact pushed the gold car onto the sidewalk where it struck the two students. “I hope those teens are okay,” Way said. “That’s the first thing for me.” But not far down the list is Way’s hope that something will be done to improve safety along Southwest Ninth Street. a pole just outside the bar. “I’d love to see a light, but even a crosswalk would be wonderful,” Way said. Way says that she has been advocating for this for years. It started in 2016 when a 12-year-old boy was hit by a car just outside the bar and killed. It’s a memory that still rests heavily on the Angry G. oldfish team. “His shoe of his was left outside and we had to go pick it up after a week,” Way said. Way says they worked hard to get the city to add a crosswalk, not only for their customers, but also for the children in the area. across the street,” Way said. So he hopes something will be done soon. “Telephone poles were hit. Our building was hit,” Way said. “These are not rare occurrences. They’re common occurrences.” Way tells us that she and her team plan to talk to the city again about safe improvements. Related: More from Kayla James:
Two Des Moines Lincoln High students were hospitalized Friday night with non-life-threatening injuries after a crash on a busy stretch of highway near the school.
And while the students will be fine, a local business owner once again questioned the safety of that stretch of road because of the accident.
According to police, the teens were hit by a car while walking home from school. It happened just north of the school, along Southwest Ninth Street.
“I’m heartbroken, but not surprised,” said Renee Way, owner of Angry Goldfish, 2301 Southwest Ninth St.
Friday’s accident comes as no surprise to Way, whose business fronts Southwest Ninth Street.
“You can stand here and see all the traffic coming and going. It’s continuous and people don’t slow down,” Way said.
Police have yet to share whether speed played a role in Friday’s crash.
According to police, the driver of a gold car was attempting to cross Ninth Street at Kirkwood Avenue when he was struck by the driver of a white car traveling north. The impact pushed the gold car onto the sidewalk where it struck the two students.
“I hope those teens are okay,” Way said. “That’s number 1 for me.”
But not far down the list is Way’s hope that something will be done to improve safety along Southwest Ninth Street.
She says that time and time again accidents happen. Her surveillance cameras capturing many of them.
One occurred in April 2021 when a truck hit a pole just outside the bar.
“I’d love to see a light, but even a crosswalk would be wonderful,” Way said.
Way says he has been advocating for this for years. She started in 2016 when a 12-year-old boy was hit by a car just outside the bar and killed.
It’s a memory that still weighs heavily on the Angry Goldfish team.
“His shoe was left outside and we had to go pick it up after a week,” Way said.
Way says they worked hard to get the city to add a crosswalk, not only for their customers, but also for the children in the area.
“We would have kids standing on this corner for about 10 minutes because they want to cross the street,” Way said.
That is why he hopes that something will be done soon.
“Telephone poles got hit. Our building got hit,” Way said. “These are not rare occurrences. These are common occurrences.”
Way tells us that she and her team plan to talk to the city again about safe improvements.
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