There are calls for change in Brewerytown after a number of serious crashes.<\/p>\n
Home surveillance video showed the moment of impact when police say a driver behind the wheel of a stolen SUV crashed into another car in the middle of the night.<\/p>\n
“It woke me up and then I just heard boom boom boom boom, and I woke up and was like that’s too close,” said Ryan Moten, who heard the violent crash from his bedroom.<\/p>\n
The crash happened in the 3000 block of Girard Avenue around 2:30 Saturday morning. Moten says his car, which was parked on the street, was smashed and left totaled.<\/p>\n
“I’m very frustrated, it’s like I just try to do the right thing, and people just have no regard,” Moten said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the crash, police say at least two people jumped out of the stolen SUV and got into a red car before speeding away.<\/p>\n
“It’s damaged pretty bad,” said Wade Shelton, whose SUV was also damaged.<\/p>\n
The front bumper of Shelton’s car is now cracked and the hood is dented.<\/p>\n
“I’m retired on a fixed income, it’s going to cost me $1,000,” Shelton said.<\/p>\n
“If you sit on any of these steps then you see reckless driving day in day out,” said Khalid Kemp, who lives on the block.<\/p>\n
Just last week, CBS Philadelphia told you about two cars that flipped over days apart in the same area on Girard Avenue.<\/p>\n
Now, Kemp has started a petition. He says drivers constantly speed, run red lights, and drive recklessly…and he’s asking the city to improve traffic safety on his block.<\/p>\n
“We need some additional lights and crosswalks at 30th and Girard and an enforcement mechanism, either a photo camera or video camera,” Kemp said.<\/p>\n
Kemp says he’s hoping to obtain 100 signatures before requesting a meeting with City Councilman Jeffery Young Jr.<\/p>\n
CBS Philadelphia reached out to Young’s office. We’re told he is aware of the complaints in the neighborhood and is looking into the request for safety measures.<\/p>\n