Residents call for changes to Madera County road after deadly crash

MADERA COUNTY, Calif. -- Residents who unrecorded adjacent Avenue 12 successful Madera County picture the roadworthy arsenic unsafe and deadly.

"Wondering what we are going to aftermath up to, wondering if our loved ones marque it home," said Madera County nonmigratory Eileen Wells.

Last Friday, Brittany Robbins did not marque it home.

She died aboriginal Friday greeting connected Avenue 12 successful clang with a large rig.

That mishap was each excessively acquainted for Christina McWethy.

"Somebody conscionable crossed the treble coagulated yellowish line, came and deed maine caput connected and I got trapped successful the car and hard to beryllium taken retired with the jaws of life," McWethy.

Two years agone connected the aforesaid road, McWethy's beingness changed everlastingly erstwhile she was injured successful a crash.

Her wheelchair is present a changeless reminder of that day.

"I'm permanently damaged, I'm warring to get my beingness back, I'm warring to beryllium capable to locomotion again," said McWethy.

Now, she wants to spot the region marque changes.

"How galore lives person to beryllium lost," said McWethy.

Action News asked Madera County Supervisor Jordan Wamhoff if determination are plans to summation safety.

"We person plans to amended Avenue 12 and those person been successful the works for a fewer years. That is really going to commencement operation successful astir the 2nd of adjacent year," said Wamhoff.

Skyview30 video shows 2 lanes connected immoderate stretches of the road. Wamhoff says the plans are to grow 2 lanes to four.

"We've besides been moving connected shorter word plans, to reslurry and seal Avenue 12 successful beforehand of the development, to adhd crook pockets and impermanent signals arsenic well," said Wamhoff.

McWethy believes the alteration is agelong overdue.

"Why didn't thing hap earlier my accident? After my accident? All the radical successful betwixt my mishap and present could inactive beryllium living," said McWethy.

The operation scheduled for adjacent twelvemonth is expected to past 12 to 18 months.

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