Victoria woman cited in accident near Victoria West
A worker fastens a wrecked pickup to a wrecking service truck Wednesday after it was hit by a woman who failed to stop at a stop sign near Victoria West High School.
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Traffic on U.S. Highway 87 near Victoria West High School was jammed at the site of a work convoy after a westbound sport utility vehicle T-boned a northbound truck Wednesday.
No injuries were reported in the accident.
Diedre Hurley, of Victoria, was cited for failure to yield right of way at the stop sign on Nursery Drive and Tropical Drive, said Zachary De La Rosa, senior patrol officer.
After failing to stop, Hurley's SUV struck the white pickup, which caused it to roll, police said. It was about to roll a second time when it crashed into a work convoy truck, making it flip back onto its tires.
Traffic was held up for 30 minutes after the 5:30 p.m. accident. Traffic was diverted onto Nursery Drive as the northbound lanes were blocked off.
"And school hasn't even started," nearby resident Beth Manuel said in reaction to the accident. Manuel said she and her neighbors are concerned traffic accidents may increase with the presence of the new high school.
Manuel added cars tend to drive over the speed limit and do not stop at stop signs on Nursery Drive and Tropical Drive.
"They fly down here," she said. "We've seen them go incredibly fast."
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Quete: ok, lets try this again,apparently some people don't like to hear the truth. The rocket scientist that decided to build the High School there did not do their homework with only one entrance....it's going to cause some bad accidents with many people getting hurt. I think we should release these scientist and hire someone that has experience in this sort of situation.
From your statements I assume you have given this quite a bit of consideration. What is your solution?
August 12, 2010 at 12:49 p.m.Grouch said it for me.......one of my old bosses told me way back" There are some people so educated their stupid........works for me .
August 12, 2010 at 10:46 a.m.What did the school board say?
August 12, 2010 at 9:12 a.m.They said that they didn't need or want any outside input on the placement of the schools. That they were more qualified to make that decision than anybody else.
quete...It isn't only West that's messed up. The geniuses are installing traffic lights on the loop at Mockingbird. Sorta defeats the purpose of the loop.
Agreed. Morons
August 12, 2010 at 9:09 a.m.quete - What did the school board members say when you told them all this at the school board meetings when they were planning the locations of the school?
zucky - If we need more officers like this Then you will complain they are just trying to raise revenue, which way do you want it?
August 12, 2010 at 8:35 a.m.ok, lets try this again,apparently some people don't like to hear the truth. The rocket scientist that decided to build the High School there did not do their homework with only one entrance....it's going to cause some bad accidents with many people getting hurt. I think we should release these scientist and hire someone that has experience in this sort of situation.
August 12, 2010 at 8:10 a.m.quete...It isn't only West that's messed up. The geniuses are installing traffic lights on the loop at Mockingbird. Sorta defeats the purpose of the loop.
August 12, 2010 at 7:46 a.m.Wait a minute. A driver got a ticket for causing an accident? In Victoria? Holy revenue generation, Batman!
August 12, 2010 at 7:42 a.m.This scene will become a daily event soon around West High.
August 12, 2010 at 7:23 a.m.