A viral Facebook post about Plainfield Avenue construction sparked our investigation, revealing a dangerous pattern: drivers illegally cutting through business parking lots to avoid traffic jams, putting workers and customers at risk.
The manager at the Citgo station couldn’t speak on camera, but pointed us to neighboring businesses dealing with the same problem. What we found was worse than expected.
“We’ve had a lot of people flying through our parking lot, even angry or flying back through put a damper on our business, for sure,” said Shantel Haverdink, manager at Best D*** Gummies…