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.<\/p>\n
FORT WORTH, Texas \u2014 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.<\/p>\n
The posted speed limit is 35 mph, but neighbors report vehicles often travel much faster through the area.<\/p>\n
“Well, one thing, they speeding,” said Willie Huckaby, a longtime resident of the neighborhood. “They driving 80.”<\/p>\n
Huckaby said crashes into nearby homes have become commonplace, with light poles knocked down, trees uprooted and front porch beams requiring replacement.<\/p>\n
“They run into houses all the time. It\u2019s nothing new,” Huckaby said.<\/p>\n
The latest incident occurred Sunday, when a vehicle tore through a resident’s yard with such force that it uprooted fixtures from the ground.<\/p>\n
“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\u2019s over and over.”<\/p>\n
Surveillance video from Joe Food Mart captured the crash that went through Clark\u2019s mom\u2019s yard. It shows a black car flipping out of control before striking a parked vehicle in the lot.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
“Maybe someone open their eyes and see that hey, we need to do something about this before someone gets really hurt,” Clark said.<\/p>\n
The city of Fort Worth said East Berry Street is part of the city\u2019s future planning process. A spokesperson pointed out the recently adopted East Berry Corridor Plan<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, city officials describe it as a long-term plan rather than an immediate solution.<\/p>\n Residents like Huckaby said they want to see more immediate measures, including increased police presence and physical barriers to protect their homes.<\/p>\n “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.”<\/p>\n