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Wanda Luther (52) was struck and killed by a car on 4 July
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Auto-Pedestrian Accident
Published: Mar 07, 2011 @ 4:56 AM
Wanda Luther (52)
Date:
Jul 04, 2010
Cause of Death:
Auto Pedestrian Accident
Location:
Elkhart, Indiana
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State transportation officials are going to look into possible fixes to S.R. 19 near Simonton Lake, where a woman was struck by a car and killed on July 4.
Elkhart County leaders asked visiting Indiana Department of Transportation representatives last month to look into the matter and they said they would, Elkhart County Council President John Letherman said Thursday.
"Something has to be done," Letherman said.
Dave Foutz, the Elkhart County Council representative to the area around Simonton Lake, said the focus of INDOT's study will be S.R. 19 from the Michigan line south to C.R. 4 on the northern edge of Elkhart. The roads officials will look at things like the traffic count there, average vehicle speeds and the number of accidents and fatalities in the area.
There's no timeline for completion of the study, Foutz said, nor any indication of any possible INDOT actions. Letherman said he hoped the effort would lead to installation of street lights in the section at the very least.
The officials were speaking at the monthly meeting of the council's Finance Committee.
Wanda Luther of Goshen was hit by a car and killed while trying to cross S.R. 19 near Simonton Lake, also known as Cassopolis Street there, on foot. The road curves near Simonton Lake, which some say hampers visibility.
At the same time, motorists frequently park on the west side of the road and cross the section on foot to the restaurants and boat slip on the eastern side, according to Foutz and Letherman.
A local merchant told Foutz that there have been four fatal accidents in that S.R. 19 section over the past nine years. He said there have been 65 accidents in all there in the last five years.
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