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Following protests by a city resident, St. Augustine City Manager John Regan said he s moving forward with fresh efforts to make safety changes at a dangerous traffic curve.
Bruce Bates, of Anastasia Island, wants safety improvements on Anastasia Boulevard along what he calls dead man s curve, the stretch that includes Red Cox Drive, Old Quarry Road and Anastasia Park Road.
Bates launched a website, deadmanscurve.us, and a petition about the matter, and he spoke during public comment at Monday s Commission meeting.
Regan said the city has been working on the issue for years, and part of the issue is that some fatalities have involved drugs or alcohol so they re not counted in methodologies that can lead to change.
The main issues he sees are visual obstructions on the side streets and excessive speed on S.R. A1A. When you come around that corner, you have no idea how many cars are going to be pulling out in front of you, he said. That s a real issue.
Fatal wrecks not new at St. Augustine intersection
The fatality that took place in late March is still under investigation and not many details have been released.
A motorcyclist was heading south on Anastasia Boulevard near Red Cox Drive and, for reasons still unknown, went into the northbound lane in the curve, St. Augustine Police Sgt. Brian Frasca said. The cyclist was hit by an oncoming SUV and died.
A 71-year-old Daytona Beach man was critically injured Sunday following a hit-and-run in St. Augustine.
An unknown vehicle was traveling westbound on State Road 16, east of Inman Road, at around 6 a.m., according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol.
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