Neighbors along Cary Parkway want changes after two people died in a crash Sunday morning.
Brian Cobb, 26, and Martikia Adams, 22, were killed when their car was hit by another car at SW Cary Parkway and W. Chatham Street.
A Town of Cary spokeswoman said the crash happened when the Saturn Adams was driving turned left from W. Chatham onto Cary Parkway. The Saturn was hit on the driver's side by a car traveling on Cary Parkway.
Police said the driver in the other car was not seriously hurt.
People who live nearby told NBC-17, crashes at the intersection and others like it along Cary Parkway are common.
"This is not a very safe road," said Howard Kelly.
Kelly has lived in the area for 21 years. He said Sunday's crash was the worst one he has ever seen.
“It's a scary place,” said Anthony Amsheyus, who lives nearby.
His fiancé, Liz Reis, said her son was on a bus that crashed in October in a nearby intersection.
Amsheyus and Reis want solutions.
Asked what should be done, Reis said, “Definitely the speed limit. It's 45, but they go 55.”
Kevin Rawitz, another neighbor, said, “There's been police officers here for the last couple of weeks. I think that's made it a little bit better."
Amsheyus said patrols only fix the problem temporarily.
"It slows it down for a little while, but the traffic comes right back at those speeds again,” he said.
Neighbor Lauren Colvin said she would like a more visible stop sign at the intersection.
"You get people get to the end and they don't realize it stops until, 'Oh wow, I'm in oncoming traffic right now,’” she said.
Some people said a stoplight could help.
"At least it would regulate it as opposed to, 'OK, can I go now? Can I not go now?,’” Colvin said.
"It took something having to happen that would get everybody's attention and say, 'This is a problem. We need to handle it.' It's just sad that it had to be like that,” Colvin said.
"More people are going to die if they don't slow it down,” Amsheyus said.
The two people who died Sunday had recently entered a “cute couples” contest in which they spoke about their little girl. Police said she was not in the car when the accident happened, but among the debris was a car seat, pink stroller, and a little girl's shoe.
The intersection was closed until 5 p.m. Sunday while police investigated.
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