For more than a decade, neighbors have raised safety concerns about the intersection of South Military Highway in the Deep Creek North area of Chesapeake. Their fears became even more heightened last month when a 9-year-old boy was hit by a car and killed at S. Military Highway and Baugher Avenue, where memorials now serve as a stark reminder of the deadly consequences.
News 3’s Chesapeake reporter Erin Holly has been following this story and pushing for answers from the city about what will be done to make this area safer.
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9-year-old boy hit, killed by car on S. Military Highway in Chesapeake
Jacob Campbell, who works at Angelo’s Tires and Auto Repair, says he and his neighbors live in constant fear for their safety on this busy stretch of road. Campbell says he and his co workers cross the street to go to the Dollar General several times a day, and he says they see other neighbors walking and riding bikes and scooters in the area as well…