HOUSTON – Some neighbors in the Heights say they’re frustrated that years after a deadly crash, drivers are still ignoring a pedestrian signal meant to keep people safe.
At the corner of Shepherd Drive and 10th Street, a pedestrian-activated safety light flashes red to stop traffic.
It was installed in 2019 after a man in a wheelchair and a woman who stopped to help him were struck and killed in a hit-and-run. The traffic control box next to the signal is painted as a memorial honoring the victims…