
Ruskin neighbors had long called for safety changes prior to crash that killed 4
RUSKIN, Fla. (WFLA) — A group of Ruskin neighbors said they've repeatedly called on Hillsborough County for safety improvements after dealing with non-stop speeding and crashes in their neighborhood.This comes after a deadly vehicle crash near Shell Point Road West and 32nd Street Northwest. Surveillance video shows the horrifying moments a car blew through the intersection and into Julie Coleman's home, killing the four adults inside the vehicle. The community is asking what it will take for some speed bumps or a stop sign, and the couple who live in the home that’s now destroyed said they have no other option than to leave. "God doesn't want us here,” said Coleman. “First, the house floods, it's never flooded, and then this happens, and people have died." Thankfully, Coleman and her husband weren't home when it happened. Their home was already undergoing renovations after it was flooded by Hurricane Helene, and now it's deemed uninhabitable.“There's been deaths,” said Coleman. “Four people have died, and all we need was some stop signs."Coleman said Hillsborough County needs to make Shell Point Road safer for those who there because it's been incident after incident. Coleman recalled another crash that happened just months ago."Somebody else came through that intersection and flipped his car when his car hit the guidewires and his body landed in my driveway,” she said.The vehicle from Sunday night’s incident finally stopped when it smashed into her neighbor's car."We've made this evident to the county, we've told them something is going to happen,” said Mark Larson, Coleman’s neighbor. “What's it going to take? It happened last night."Emails show Larson has repeatedly called for the county to take action along this road since 2019."We're asking for them to slow people down,” said Larson. “We're asking for Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office presence. We're asking for a three-way stop, speed bumps. We're asking for something to help."But with no solution, the Colemans are forced out, not knowing what is next.“We love it here, we've made so many good friends, but we're out of here,” said Coleman. There has been no word on what led up to the crash, the victim’s identities or how fast the car was traveling. We have requested information from Hillsborough County, the Sheriff's Office and Fire Rescue, but the agencies are closed for Memorial Day. 8 On Your Side will stay on this story as neighbors demand safety improvements.
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