Vernon business owner says near-miss in parking lot has her pleading for help

A Vernon business owner is asking drivers to stop using her parking lot as a shortcut after a customer was nearly hit by a speeding vehicle. Jennifer Weiss, owner of Weiss Meats, says it wasn’t the first time either.

She took to Facebook with a heartfelt plea after witnessing multiple dangerous incidents in her parking lot. Her post has been widely shared across Waukesha County.

“I’m begging you, please, please, please, slow down and pay attention,” Weiss said in her Facebook post.

The butcher shop sits at the corner of a triangle intersection at Janesville Road and Edgewood Avenue, where the town of Vernon and the village of Big Bend meets. When traffic backs up at the intersection, some drivers cut through the parking lot to avoid waiting…

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