LANSING, Mich — More than a month after a fatal crash on Martin Luther King Boulevard claimed the life of a 15-year-old and injured several others, Lansing residents are questioning whether the city’s new street safety plan will effectively address dangerous driving behaviors in their neighborhoods.
- Over a month after a deadly crash on MLK Boulevard, Lansing residents are hoping the city’s new street safety plans will curb reckless driving.
- Longtime resident Ronney Bentley highlights chronic speeding on MLK, where police have issued over 220 tickets in 2024 alone.
- Despite video accounts suggesting drag racing, no arrests have been made yet in the April crash that killed a 15-year-old.
- Neighbors suggest barriers and stricter enforcement, while others point to distracted driving as a major factor in dangerous behavior.
WATCH: “It’s something about MLK”: Lansing residents suggest bigger fixes for MLK Blvd
“It’s something about Martin Luther King. Especially this stretch from Cavanaugh to Jolly,” said Ronney Bentley, a lifelong Lansing resident who frequently visits a motorcycle club on MLK Boulevard.
Through his time at this hangout spot, Bentley has become very familiar with what he describes as constant speeding on the boulevard.
“Yes because this stretch from the light that’s 2 miles almost oh yeah they’re going all the way,” Bentley said…