PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Since early 2022, 13 pedestrians have died after getting hit by traffic along Jefferson Avenue in Newport News, making it one of the deadliest streets in the region, according to data collected by each city in Hampton Roads. This comes as no surprise to the people who live nearby.
“I work at night and I’ve seen speeders and drunk drivers and no lights, you know,” a local worker told 10 On Your Side. “And, it’s just, wow.”
Since COVID-19, pedestrian crashes as a whole have actually gone down, but the amount of fatalities have only increased. Experts said it’s due to more speeding on the roads.
