CLEARWATER, FL : Drivers beg for change after another fatal crash on Clearwater's Drew Street on Friday, 19th March 2021

Dangerous and downright scary. That's how some drivers describe Drew Street in Clearwater. It’s the corridor connecting US-19 to downtown Clearwater.

For years, ABC Action News has shown you the safety concerns on roadway, but now after yet another deadly crash, many of you reached out to us wondering why it’s taking so long for transportation leaders to step in.

Every day for 13 years Kenny Thomas has heard the same sound as he cuts hair inside All Pro Cutz Barber Shop: Ambulance and police sirens.

“It’s wild! It’s very crazy. We’ve seen cars actually go through this building,” he explained pointing to the last business in the strip mall where his barber shop is located.

Memorials along Drew Street are a constant reminder of the danger driving there. Numbers from the Department of Highway Safety found over a 5 year stretch, there were more than 1,600 crashes along Drew Street.

Sara Jaehnig works at Lil Hippy and has to drive on Drew Street daily. “It can be really nerve wracking honestly,” she said.



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