Community Corner
Residents Press For More Safety on N. Decatur Rd.
Two people died in a 14-month period within two blocks of each other.
In a little more than a year, two people have died in a two-block stretch of North Decatur Road.
On June 21, Jianchang Wu was struck by a car while crossing on foot at the Landover Drive intersection.
On April 30, 2012, bicyclist Paul Taylor was struck by a truck at the Willivee intersection. A white "ghost bike" is chained to a spot nearby to memorialize his life.
Nobody was charged in either incident.
11Alive reported that people who live along the road are asking for pedestrian improvements, such as more crosswalks.
DeKalb County Commissioners Kathie Gannon and Jeff Rader said a traffic investigation unit will be sent to North Decatur Road to see what can be done, according to Decatur Metro.
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