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Latest crash on Goldstream revives call for improvements Resident wants Langford to undertake precautionary work now before disaster occurs Katherine Engqvist News Gazette staff
Another crash on the notorious stretch of Goldstream Avenue near the Trans Canada Highway access in Langford has at least one resident wanting the City to take action now and not wait until the road is closed to highway traffic. Area resident Stephanie Parson said some of the problems on the road started after the City installed no parking signs along the north side of Goldstream last year. She said this forced residents to park on the opposite side, next to traffic coming off the TCH. “It was never an issue (before),” she said. Since the parking change, Parson added, she’s seen an increase in incidents, with one neighbour having their driver’s door mirror broken off by a passing car, even though the car was parked within its spot. “This is way more dangerous.” Parson said drivers coming off the TCH often ignore the posted speed limits and continue through the area at highway speeds. “I’m worried someone else is going to get killed,” she said. It’s the same area where a Langford woman was struck and killed by a car after running onto the road after a dog last year. Last Thursday, an early morning wreck at around 3:30 caused Parson to jump out of bed. The crash, outside her house in the 1200-block of Goldstream Avenue, totalled both vehicles. “I thought the side of my house was going to fall off,” she said, referencing the noise the impact made. PlEASE SEE: Goldstream Avenue, Page A6
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Rocks and roll Mitch Jones of the Victoria Shamrocks backs in against Salmonbellies defender Patrick Miles in game 1 of the Western Lacrosse Association final at The Q Centre. Victoria won this game 11-3 and hosts game 3 tonight starting at 7:45 p.m. Game 2 was played Monday in New West, after the Gazette deadline. See story page A20.
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