Allen Reed has lived off Lyndell Bell Road in Manchester for two years now and he’s concerned about the dangerous stretch of the road near Normandy Lake.
He says it’s extremely dangerous every time it rains.
“I just get ready to hear the crash. I make a phone call then I come out and start slowing traffic down,” Reed explained.
Reed says that’s why this guardrail is so banged up and he showed FOX 17 News a picture of a car that flipped upside down going uphill last month.
He says there’s also oil on the road from the trucks and farm equipment.
“Enforcement would probably be the best thing," Reed emphasized.
FOX 17 News’ Kaitlin Miller asked Coffee County Sheriff Chad Partin about these requests.
Miller asked, “Would you consider any additional enforcement out here to watch the speed?”
Sheriff Partin responded, “Well I would like to, and we will try but I have a hard enough time answering the calls that we receive and serving the civil process and warrants that we need.”
FOX 17 News also asked if he would change the speed limit and add more road signs, but he says that’s up to the county government.
Sheriff Partin also added that additional radar units in 30 patrol cars would cost about $100,000, so he emphasizes the best thing people can do to help keep this area safe is to slow down.
Sheriff Partin is working on hiring deputies to have extra enforcement in an area like this.
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