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Posted: January 21, 2008

Intersection Where Teen Died to Get Traffic Light

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Phuong Tran, killed by SUV at school intersection

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Phuong Tran, killed by SUV at school intersection

Fayetteville, N.C. — Two months after a Fayetteville teenager was killed while crossing an intersection on foot, state transportation officials have approved a traffic light for the crossroads.

Phuong Tran, 13,  was hit by a sport utility vehicle on Nov. 1 as his walked home after a soccer game at Westover Middle School, where he was an eighth-grader. He died two days later at Duke University Hospital.

Community leaders had fought for a traffic light at the intersection for years, but the state Department of Transportation maintained the traffic volume along Bonanza Drive didn't warrant a light.

However, the DOT recently approved a petition to install a traffic light with a cross-walk device at the intersection.

RELATED TOPICS: Fayetteville, Duke University

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a little too late.
saltygirl2
January 22, 2008 8:58 a.m.
Thanks jen. And I live in Fay. rolling, I go past westover all the time and I agree, its a busy road. My point is that this is not the fault of DOT, could more have been done to help prevent this, sure. But in the end, the child made a poor decision and paid the ultimate price, and I'm truly sorry this happened. But you can't blame everyone else for your poor decisions.
Click to view my profile Jermaniac
January 22, 2008 8:42 a.m.
Jermaniac, your children might know to look both ways before crossing, but in a situation where they are crossing at an intersection, remember that drivers can make a right on red. And while the driver is looking left to make sure they can safely enter the intersection, they often forget to look right to see if someone is crossing the street. Be sure to tell your children about that.
Click to view my profile justjean
January 22, 2008 8:03 a.m.
Community leaders had fought for a traffic light at the intersection for years, but the state Department of Transportation maintained the traffic volume along Bonanza Drive didn't warrant a light.

How sad that someone usually has to die to get something done. Cage (car) drivers live in their own little worlds when they get behind the wheel. They think they own the road, and what they are currently doing is more important then what anyone else may be doing, again it's all about 'ME'!
Click to view my profile justjean
January 22, 2008 7:22 a.m.
Jermaniac...have you ever seen this area? Traffic is very heavy and excessively fast for a school/residential area. The local police have tried to slow the traffic down, but that only works when they are there. Too many drivers in this country only obey the law when they think they are being watched. There have been several near misses on that stretch of road over the past several years.
Rolling Along
January 21, 2008 5:52 p.m.
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