Neighborhood gets speed bumps after grandmother, 2 children killed in crash

ATLANTA — The city of Atlanta made safety changes on the street where a grandmother and her two grandchildren were killed while headed to church this past winter. Police say a driver in a stolen SUV slammed into the family in January.

Jay Scott still remembers the day in January when a grandmother and two children were killed during a police chase in her neighborhood.

"I did not ever think I would see dead bodies, especially children, on the corner of my street," Scott said.

Scott has been working to improve the streets in southwest Atlanta since a car thief crashed into Dorothy Wright and her two grandchildren, Cameron and Layla.

"If speed tables were here, he wouldn't have been able to get to that speed. Period," Scott said.

Six months later, the city installed about three dozens speed humps near south Gordon and Rogers.

Elijah Tutt fought for the speed humps and says he's already seen a difference.

"We've reduced the traffic, just the day to day traffic in the street, because a lot of people don't want to go over speed humps," Tutt said.

Atlanta City Council President Caesar Mitchell helped speed up the process of getting the speed humps after January's fatal crash.

"We've got to continue to look at areas in this neighborhood and others that may require some traffic calming measures," Mitchell said.

Scott says he's thankful his streets are safer, but he wishes the changes came a year ago.

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