INDIANAPOLIS — Residents of an east Indianapolis neighborhood are looking for change after an alleged drunk driver hit and injured a 16-year-old girl as she got groceries out of a vehicle.
In home security video, you can see Andrew Barton's daughter getting out of a truck around 9 p.m. Saturday, July 20 in the 4800 block of Brookville Road, near Emerson and English avenues. As she closes the door, a white SUV flies by and hits her, knocking her to the ground and breaking her arm.
"Now, I've got to come up with between $9,000 and $12,000 to install a driveway just to make sure my kids are safe when I pull up at home," Barton said.
Those living on Brookville Road between East Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive and South Drexel Avenue said speeding is a huge problem.
"Honestly, you see them flying past now. Usually about 50, 60 miles an hour, and this street isn't built for that," said Brandon Schafer, who has lived on Brookville Road for two years.
The posted speed limit is 30 miles per hour.
Thursday night, 13News reporter Chase Houle sat out on Brookville Road for about 30 minutes with a radar gun. During that time, he clocked about 60 cars. More than half of them were going over the speed limit.
Kurt Parker has been living at his home for 15 years and said the speeding has gone on for years.
"They take off from this four-way stop down here, all the way (down there) to see how fast they can go," Parker said.
IMPD said people who see traffic violations in their area can file a complaint here. An IMPD spokesperson said by doing this, they're able to see trends and can have an officer help do traffic control in the area.
But while residents said they would appreciate any help they can get, they want to see more permanent solutions.
"Speed bumps, minimum. Maybe another stop sign thrown in at the next four-way up there," Barton said.
Schafer is on the same page as Barton.
"We need speed bumps, stop signs, some sort of control," Schafer said.
As for Parker, he doesn't care what it is, as long as it stops the unsafe driving.
"Man, we don't like speed bumps, but if that's something we can get this traffic slowed down, we got to do something," Parker said.