Renewed push for road safety in Groveland neighborhood [Video]

Residents in Groveland still fear their neighborhood roads are not as safe as they can be. This comes after a speeding car crashed into two homes in the Cypress Oaks Neighborhood one year ago, causing a fire to erupt and was seconds away from hitting Kelsey Hotchkiss and her young son.

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Hotchkiss said the plea for safer roads continues in the neighborhood.

“It is absolutely still a problem behind our home that there are cars not paying attention, speeding,” Hotchkiss said.

Hotchkiss said the city has made some changes like the addition of speed tables and signage. She said it hasn’t prevented wreckless driving though, and from broken car parts being left behind in her backyard.

“Lost control, I was out there with my kids on the sidewalk,” Hotchkiss said. “Went up on the sidewalk, scrapped by the fence, took out a tree, and sped away.”She said the incident happened …