Driven to Death

Dallas police are investigating the death of a teenager who died Friday morning after being hit by a car on E. Ledbetter Drive near Marsalis Avenue, the deadliest roadway for traffic crashes in the city.

After a monthslong investigation into crashes on Loop 12, Dallas city leaders are considering lowering the speed limit on part of the busy roadway.

After NBC 5 Investigates recorded drivers regularly topping 100 mph on Central Expressway, a Dallas City Councilmember wants to ask the state to lower the speed limit and to provide state troopers to help enforce it.

An analysis of crash records by NBC 5 Investigates found that some of the deadliest streets in Fort Worth are the same ones identified in a study done five years ago. NBC 5 Investigates asked, ‘What is going to be done to address those troublesome locations?’

Dallas city council members pressed the city’s transportation director and police officials for answers Wednesday, about how the city can reduce traffic deaths and injuries.

DART is reexamining the locations of some bus stops after a series of reports by NBC 5 Investigates highlighted locations where a lack of nearby crosswalks or sidewalks makes it more dangerous to cross the street.

East Dallas residents turned out at a meeting Thursday night to express concerns about safety on Ferguson Rd., including speeding, right light running and a lack of pedestrian safety.

Dallas residents worried about dangerous roads are filing complaints with the city’s transportation department, but according to records obtained by NBC 5 Investigates those concerns are not being addressed in the time required by the city’s own rules.

Some residents along Northwest Highway are pleading with the city of Dallas and TxDOT to do more to slow drivers outside of their neighborhood after several crashes damaged property and showered homes with debris.

Council members requested the briefing after an NBC 5 Investigation revealed documents suggesting a lack of progress on key steps toward reducing traffic deaths and injuries in the city.

Prominent State Sen. Royce West said he plans to hold community meetings to address the Loop 12 traffic danger zone exposed in an NBC 5 investigation.

After more than a dozen stretches of Loop 12 were pegged as being among the worst locations for traffic fatalities and serious injuries in the city of Dallas, a man whose sister was killed crossing that same roadway is calling on leaders to take action to save lives.

Residents of an East Dallas community say they support a proposal to redesign traffic lanes that would force drivers to slow down while driving through their neighborhood, but will the city make any of the recommended changes?