KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — After a deadly crash on North Broadway killed three people Monday morning, 6 News is taking a closer look at the corridor’s history of serious crashes and the changes now in the works. 6 News learned more about how one mother’s loss in a separate Broadway crash is helping fuel the push to make the corridor safer.
“When we see crashes like this, I think it’s pretty obvious that we have a roadway that’s not working as safely as it should,” explained Cody Gentry, the City of Knoxville Vision Zero Manager.
A deadly crash on North Broadway near Cecil Avenue left three people dead and sent one car into a creek. The Knoxville Police Department shares 73 pedestrian-involved crashes have happened on Broadway since 2021, eight of them fatal.
Crash that killed 3 marks latest deadly incident on Broadway in Knoxville
“Broadway traffic is really, really bad, and there’s not very many sidewalks for pedestrians to walk on, so they have nowhere to walk. But on the side of the road, you know, it’s 40 through here, but there’s a lot of people that speed, explained Kathy Morroco…