Traffic safety advocate raises concerns of Kentucky road where 17-year-old lost her life – ABC 36 News

A spokesperson says the KYTC District 7 will evaluation the accident report when it turns into accessible to see what precisely occurred

MADISON COUNTY, Ky (WTVQ)- It’s been one week since a automobile accident claimed the lifetime of a Lexington highschool scholar. State police say Maci Wyan was killed when misplaced management of her automobile and drove into the Kentucky River.

And now, a visitors security advocate is elevating considerations concerning the street the wreck occurred on.

“That’s the type of a phrase that will get to me, ‘oh so anyone misplaced management.’ however evidently nobody ever asks ‘properly why did they lose management?’”

Gerard Gerhard is a former lawyer and retired assistant lawyer basic. Gerhard has been acknowledged by state lawmakers for his efforts in making Kentucky roads safer.

He typically researches harmful roads and offers suggestions that he believes will likely be useful to the Kentucky Transportation Cupboard.
With Wyans’ accident specifically, Gerhard says he’s involved about horizontal curves.

“The key drawback is with these curves that drivers can not see,as they’re approaching the curve and so they have insufficient superior warning signage and insufficient directional signage inside and all through the curve,” he says.

Based on the Federal Freeway Administration, 25% of deadly crashes are related to horizontal curves. The vast majority of these are street departures.

Gerhard confirmed ABC 36 footage of what it’s wish to drive alongside KY-2328, or Outdated Richmond Street, at night time. He says drivers want extra warning previous to the curve and one-lane Clays Ferry bridge.

“At night time, the issue of a hidden curve is even worse as a result of the driving force merely can’t see,” mentioned Gerhard. “For my part, this specific crash and that dying is attributable to the shortage, the entire lack of efficient superior warning signage and of warning signage in and all through the curve.”

ABC 36 reached out to the Kentucky Transportation Cupboard. A spokesperson says the KYTC District 7 will evaluation the accident report when it turns into accessible to see what precisely occurred. District 7 additionally plans to get the guardrail changed that was destroyed within the deadly crash, and can evaluation indicators within the space to see if any enhancements could be wanted.