ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Williamson Road in Roanoke is known for its culture, cuisine and, unfortunately, its high number of crashes.
According to the DMV, there have been 23 pedestrian-related crashes since 2020, seven of them fatal. That high number has impacted the businesses that line the roadway.
“People don’t want to come out here because they’re afraid of the traffic. We don’t have the shoppers we could have because if you’re on Williamson Road and go back one block on either side of the road, you have hundreds and hundreds of families.”…