“The driver was speeding and then he ran the red lights. If drivers learn to have respect for the road rules, there shouldn't be any accidents”
Families living near the Vaimea intersection, where a car crash during the weekend hospitalised a woman, are calling on motorists to exercise caution and show some respect.
Mother Leaso Latulipe says far too many drivers show no signs of respect for people nearby when they speed through red lights, driving like madmen, making ridiculous noises at all sorts of hours of the night.
An example of this happened last Thursday night.
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Leaso said a driver, “who was not only drunk but was speeding dangerously,” ran a red light and crashed into two other vehicles.
The crash hospitalised the driver of a Getz vehicle who had the right of way. The third vehicle was a Toyota Camry.
The 27-year-old driver has since been charged with drunk driving. He is expected to appear sometime next week in Court to answer to the charge.
Meantime, Leaso fears for the safety of her family.
Their property is at the corner where the traffic lights are located.
“When the accident happened, it sounded like our house was hit,” she said. “The noise was like a loud bang inside our house.”
She said the noise made by the collision was thunderous.
“The driver was speeding and then he ran the red lights,” she said. “If drivers learn to have respect for the road rules, there shouldn't be any accidents.
“But I’ve witnessed many accidents in this part of the road because some drivers have no respect for road rules.
“These crashes happen because people run the red lights just like the driver that caused that crash that night.”
Sani Latulipe said the collision happened at 10:30p.m.
“I felt sorry for the woman in the red Getz because she was innocent. She was rushed to hospital after the accident.”
“The driver in the Suzuki was in the wrong because the woman who drove the Getz was driving through the green lights.”
The Police arrived immediately and took the driver of the Suzuki vehicle.
“All we are asking is for drivers to be considerate,” said Leaso, adding that there are drunk drivers who stop at the lights and blast their music at all sorts of hours.
She said these motorists should try and put themselves in their shoes.
“We’ve got families and we also want to rest,” she said. “This sort of carrying on should not happen if people learn to respect each other.”
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