Neighbors who live along East 13th Street in Aurora say drivers are out of control. Numerous wrecks and countless speeders have them pleading to the Colorado city’s leaders for help. They say their safety is in jeopardy.
Steven McDaniel has lived on the busy street for nearly three decades. In recent years, he says drivers have become more reckless, especially near 13th Street and Xanadu.
“We’ve had a lot of car accidents on this block. The damage to parked vehicles is constant, especially on weekends, with drunk or careless drivers,” he said. “We saw a truck hit a utility pole outside and it caught on fire. It’s not good. Somebody’s going to get hurt.”
Despite the 25 mph speed limit, McDaniel says many drivers treat it as a suggestion.
At night, the road’s more like a lawless freeway.
“We have off-road vehicles racing up and down the street. We had someone drive through our fence here straight across,” he said. “Just this past weekend, we had a three or four-car accident right down the street.”