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East Side Neighbors Seek Safety Fixes After Porch Death in High-Speed Crash

Police intend to file a collision-involving-death charge after locating the driver.

Overview

  • Janice Walker, 70, died after being struck on her front porch when a car crashed into her DaFoste Avenue home Tuesday night.
  • Police say the vehicle was traveling at high speed, failed to navigate a curve, hit a curb and retaining wall, and then entered the home.
  • The driver fled on foot and remains at large, with authorities seeking to identify the person responsible.
  • Family members and the neighborhood association are urging traffic-calming measures on the street, including renewed consideration of speed bumps.
  • Relatives say fencing and hedges removed during nearby park work were never reinstalled, which they believe left the home vulnerable to out-of-control cars.