Mayor Calls for Change At Deadly Century Intersection

April 22, 2008

Century’s mayor is pushing for changes at the intersection that claimed three lives on April 11.

Three people died as a result of the two vehicle accident about 10:30 p.m. on April 11 at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Highway 4 when the driver of one vehicle ran a stop sign while headed north on Jefferson Avenue.

“I’ve ordered some ‘Caution Stop Ahead’ signs,” Mayor Freddie McCall told the Century Town Council Monday night. He said he is also working with a property owner at the intersection to cleanup the corner to make it easier to see oncoming traffic while stopped at the stop signs.

McCall said he had talked to the Florida Department of Transportation about a caution light at the intersection. In order to get that light, DOT asked that McCall write a letter outlining his request. He told the council that he was in the process of writing that letter with the help of Joe Thomas from the Tri-City Ledger. Thomas is aiding McCall in creating a list of accidents at the intersection over the last several years

For more information on the accident with photos, click here for our April 12 story.

For an update to that story from April 18, click here.

Pictured above: The stop sign that was ran in the April 11 crash that took three lives at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Highway 4 in Century. A memorial wreath can be seen in the background. NorthEscambia.com exclusive photo.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News