Such a dangerous intersection I drive this route Every day to go to work and usually pass that intersection around 5 pm. Luckily today I worked from home

Someone should investigate the number of serious accidents and fatalities that have occurred at this intersection over the past ten years and then get an answer as to why there is no traffic light that stops traffic on Route 125 to let Wildwood Rd. traffic onto125 safely. The flashing lights are a joke and a severe waste of taxpayer dollars.

The intersection at Jenkins and Harold Parker is a candidate for a 4-way STOP. Do it now or at least when the Wildwood intersection is corrected.

I heard the accident from my yard a half mile away. If you think Wildwood and 125 is bad now, it was worse before the blinking light and the northbound 'extra' lane (which actually leaves you guessing which lane you should be in and the car behind you pulling around into southbound traffic.) When it was just a stop sign, there were LOTS of accidents because eastbound people often did not see the stop sign and would just cross 125 not even knowing a road was there! This happened in last fatal accident (3or 4 dead) before the lights were put in. The last critical accident left a woman with a broken neck. The speed on 125 plus bad sight lines makes your window for crossing risky. At least the lights at Gould, Salem, Salem, and at Highland have stopped traffic for some breaks in traffic. Before those lights went in (and closing Vine St) 125 was the most dangerous road in the state, and it took ten years for the state to get those in. Are all those intersections on 125 lighted at night?
Contact Barry.Finegold@MASenate.gov and James.Lyons@mahouse.gov, our reps to at least get the trees cut back.

We remember the time before the lights and when Salem St went to Sie's gas station. What we could never believe was that there was no crossing guard for the "walkers" headed for The Bancroft School - Sie would come out and help them to cross. Sue Tucker was a strong advocate for those lights. The new 4-way stop at Salem and Jenkins has been successful - no accidents since Spring - not that it is not impossible. The motor cycles have great fun blasting off in all 4 directions, but they do stop. Last weekend a small purple SUV crossover came down the hill and did not even slow down. Very lucky.

There is a sign on 125 which reads: "Lights on for Safety". Please, everyone, consider following this advice when driving, especially in this particular area.

When you are stopped on Wildwood Road at the intersection in question, if a dark colored vehicle without its lights on is approaching on 125 from the south -- it is literally invisible
to you.

With the extensive tree cover, that stretch of 125 is like a dark tunnel and you cannot see what is approaching until it is almost too late.

If this black truck did not have its lights on and was going faster than the 50 mph limit, this could have been a significant factor in whether or not the driver of the car could see it coming.

It is curious that the State did not install a 4-way stop light at this intersection when it did its recent major redesign of the highway in this section.

A point of interest--the truck came to rest only feet from the location of a memorial for another unlucky soul.

When driving home, we often go on 'auto-pilot' and do not drive as defensively as we might otherwise. We all have to deal with different levels of risk on our commutes and sometimes we become too familiar with our route and underestimate how dangerous it can be.
All-in-all, a needless tragedy.
Condolences to the family.

My wife is reading the Globe story this morning, and it makes the loss even more poignant, most certainly for the family, but also for the community at large. They had devoted themselves to family and service to others. There seems to be a theme here that we have seen elsewhere - in many areas of our community services, seniors are carrying the flag because of personnel shortages or even that there is no-one to fill the gap. It takes a lifetime to collect the academic credentials and life's experiences
that this couple had attained including the apparent influence of WWII and Korea. Folks like this "Run silent, and they run deep;" it is unfortunate that we learn of them in this way.

Another very bad accident today requiring med flight, how many casualties will it take
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