Residents in Burlington County are calling on police to enforce stricter distracted driving laws after they say drivers regularly speed through a heavily-trafficked intersection in their town, putting pedestrians' safety at risk.
Concerned residents in the Larchmount section of Mount Laurel say drivers need to slow down and stop for pedestrians in the crosswalks. The high demand for police to get involved came after several residents complained that they were almost struck at the same crosswalk.
"If they don't stop, they could kill someone," said Wendy Walters, a resident in Mount Laurel. "This one lady wasn’t paying attention. She stopped just in time, and I banged on her hood like a mama bear. She profusely apologized." With the warmer weather and more pedestrian activity, the concern for safety is heightened, but police say it is responsibility for both drivers and pedestrians to stay alert.
"There’s responsibility on both ends. The cars aren’t expected to throw on their breaks if someone runs into a crosswalk, so it’s responsible for both parties to be aware," said Officer Kyle Gardner of the Mount Laurel Police Department.
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