Neighbors say speeding drivers pose an ongoing threat to people and their homes along the busy corridor. Video shows one driver flipping into a parked car.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Residents along East Berry Street, near Village Creek, say their neighborhood has become a dangerous stretch where speeding drivers regularly crash into homes, uproot trees and damage property, with another incident occurring just this weekend.
The posted speed limit is 35 mph, but neighbors report vehicles often travel much faster through the area.
“Well, one thing, they speeding,” said Willie Huckaby, a longtime resident of the neighborhood. “They driving 80.”
Huckaby said crashes into nearby homes have become commonplace, with light poles knocked down, trees uprooted and front porch beams requiring replacement.
“They run into houses all the time. It’s nothing new,” Huckaby said.
The latest incident occurred Sunday, when a vehicle tore through a resident’s yard with such force that it uprooted fixtures from the ground.
“It was in the ground. The car literally pulled it up out of the ground,” said Timothy Clark, whose mother’s yard was damaged. “We’re getting tired of it. I mean it’s over and over.”
Surveillance video from Joe Food Mart captured the crash that went through Clark’s mom’s yard. It shows a black car flipping out of control before striking a parked vehicle in the lot.
According to a police report Clark shared, the teenage driver involved in the Sunday incident admitted to traveling 50 mph when he told officers his brakes stopped working.
“Maybe someone open their eyes and see that hey, we need to do something about this before someone gets really hurt,” Clark said.
The city of Fort Worth said East Berry Street is part of the city’s future planning process. A spokesperson pointed out the recently adopted East Berry Corridor Plan.
However, city officials describe it as a long-term plan rather than an immediate solution.
Residents like Huckaby said they want to see more immediate measures, including increased police presence and physical barriers to protect their homes.
“I do feel scared, no thinking to it,” Huckaby said. “I could be in bed or in the house wherever and hear some noise. First thing I do, jump up.”
City officials also pointed to this online application for traffic calming measures.
WFAA reached out to Fort Worth City Council District 5 and the Fort Worth Police Department and has not heard back as of Monday evening.