Citizen concerned with safety near “booze cruise” road
A Meadow Lake resident is frustrated with a road near his home, where he says he often sees intoxicated people driving well beyond the posted speed limit. After an accident Sunday morning, where a truck struck a poll at the intersection of Larocque Dr. and Golf Course Rd, Russell Pelley decided something had to be done about the section, he has dubbed “booze cruise” road.
“I heard what sounded like an airplane coming towards the house and it turned out to be a truck at high speed,” Pelley said. “It hit the power poll, rolled over and ended up in the field. My children were very close to where the truck hit the poll. I thought they were killed. I ran out to my yard and told the three occupants of the truck to stay where they were.”
Pelley wants to know what the city is going to do about what he calls a hazardous stretch of road.
“People fly through at 120 km/h and run stop signs,” said Pelley.