A car sped through Morehouse College campus, crashed into a light pole and overturned, nearly hitting students.
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This crash happened around 12:25 a.m. Friday morning along the 800 block of Westview Dr SW. Channel 2’s Bryan Mims was on scene where Morehouse student Raylon Ellis says the car narrowly missed two Spelman College students.
“We did see two girls running from the side of the street here to get away from the car. They were this close from the car, from being hit by the car. So there really needs (something) to happen,” Ellis said.
Ellis also said this crash illustrates a chronic issue on the streets through campus.
“There’s a problem with speeding on this campus, and so they need to put up signs or something that helps people to know we don’t need speeding on this campus, especially when there’s college students here.
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At this time Atlanta Police Department has not responded to our media inquiry about how many people were in the car or the extent of injuries.
Kollin Bethea was at a table eating with friends when he heard the screeching and saw sparks coming from one of the car’s tires
“Just don’t speed. It’s a school zone. I’ve seen so many cars coming fast, weaving fast, and I just don’t know why. It’s not a raceway.”
We have also reached out to Morehouse College for more information.
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