One month after 82-year-old Ted Heidke was struck and killed while crossing a crosswalk in Little Chute, his relatives and neighbors are banding together to push for safety improvements at the intersection before another tragedy occurs.
The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of East Main Street and Buchanan Street, where Heidke was crossing when he was struck by a vehicle and later died at the hospital.
Little Chute residents push for safety improvements one month after fatal crosswalk crash
Heidke’s family joins neighbors in demanding change
Rachel and Travis Sutton, who have lived at the corner of East Main and Buchanan for nine years, were among the first to find Heidke in the street after the crash.
“People speed, they don’t pay attention, and it’s very unsafe for children, pedestrians, and everyone that’s trying to cross in this intersection,” the Suttons said…