Community reacts to fatal accident on Riverside Boulevard By LANCE ARMSTRONG Lance@valcomnews.com
A fatal automobile accident occurred in Land Park during the middle part of last month, causing some neighbors and others to comment about the topic of speeding along this thoroughfare. The collision took place on Riverside Boulevard at Swanston Drive on Thursday, Feb. 13 at about 10:50 a.m. According to a Sacramento Police Department on-the-scene, post-accident video, the driver of a Mercedes-Benz was heading north on Riverside Boulevard and crashed into a Toyota Avalon, which was reported to have been turning onto Riverside Boulevard in a northwardly direction. The Mercedes-Benz was determined to have been traveling at a rate of speed well above the 30 mph speed limit. And although it was not officially confirmed, some residents in the area spoke about the Mercedes-Benz as having been traveling at a speed of about 70 mph. Linda Shaw, 66, who was the driver of the Toyota, was pronounced dead at a hospital later that day. A man in his 60s who was a passenger in the same vehicle was seriously injured. Floyd Martin, 57, the driver of the Mercedes-Benz, was hospitalized in the UniSee Auto Collision, page 12
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Signs posted on Second Avenue in Curtis Park encourage safe driving.
www.valcomnews.com • March 13, 2014 • Land Park News