New stop signs coming to dangerous southeast Fresno intersection

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- In January, Action News reported connected this adjacent call, successful which Ruben Alcaraz came wrong inches of being deed by an out-of-control car portion getting his mail.

"It's inactive happening, getting person and person each time," said Alcaraz erstwhile we checked successful with him Tuesday afternoon.

Additional halt signs Fresno metropolis councilmember Luis Chavez agreed to enactment successful making it a 4-way halt person been caught up successful reddish tape.

The metropolis lone has had jurisdiction implicit a 4th of the intersection, the remainder was controlled by the county.

That each changed Tuesday morning.

The Fresno County Board of Supervisors agreed to motion implicit jurisdiction of the intersection to the metropolis truthful it tin negociate postulation information there.

The supervisors besides heard immoderate staggering numbers astir streets and roads countywide.

Including that past twelvemonth saw astir 5,200 crashes and 87 radical mislaid their lives successful those wrecks.

The California Highway Patrol says it's doing each it tin to support the roads safe. But officers request your help.

"We cannot enforce our mode retired of this fatal representation we have. We request to person radical assistance america retired done acquisition and being benignant a courteous to 1 another," said CHP Patrol Captain Austin Matulonis.

CHP says the apical 5 factors for crashes successful Fresno County are unsafe crook movements, DUI, unsafe lane changes, nonaccomplishment to halt astatine halt signs and speed.

Those past two, Ruben Alcaraz knows each excessively well.

"Everyone needs to dilatory down. Everyone's ever successful a rush. Slow down. Your destination's not going anywhere," said Alcaraz.

Councilmember Chavez told Action News helium was pleased that the region has agreed to motion implicit jurisdiction of the intersection. He said his bureau is acceptable to instal the 4-way halt arsenic soon arsenic imaginable but could not springiness a circumstantial day yet.

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