Comments on: Afternoon Accident at E. College & Commerce Creates Traffic Mess

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:48:02 +0000

Thanks for the eyewitness account Daren. Glad to hear to it doesn’t seem like anyone was hurt.

By: DarenW

DarenW — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:34:27 +0000

I was in the midst of this traffic mess–it had as much to do with the accident as it did with a train stopping for 20 minutes or so, cutting off traffic at Candler/Trinity and Commerce also.

When I passed it, there was a Black SUV in the intersection also, and several police officers. They didn’t seem to be paying undo attention to the person in the drivers seat of the CRX, which makes me think that person was ok.

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 20:17:42 +0000

I am so with you on this–used to drive my kids to preschool every day & turn at this intersection–the wrecks and near-wrecks I saw from people turning left onto Commerce with no turn signals was really scary. Turn signals would be a very easy fix.

By: decaturwineandfoodude

decaturwineandfoodude — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:01:09 +0000

Live right down Columbia from this intersection, pass it multiple times a day. It’s a nasty intersection. Surprised there aren’t more accidents.
Not that this has anything to do what happened here, but why there are no turn signals at this intersection is beyond me.