110 Accidents in 29 years on or near my property

Jane David, a former Collins employee, was at her wits end when she came up to me at an accident hoping that I was a newspaper reporter. “Are you from the Seymour Herald?” she asked. I responded that I was. “I’ve lived there in that house for 29 years during which time there have been 110 accidents and no-one will do anything about it.” I asked if she called the County Executive, Bill Crisp. “Well no, but I did recently call the Blount County Road Superintendent, Bill Dunlap, last week when we had our all time record–four accidents in one day!” The accident on this day, Sunday the 28th of July, which brought me to 813 Hinkle Road in Seymour, involved three occupants in a Ford Taurus. A single car accident. A young boy and his mother were injured, both were taken to the hospital. Jim Durrigan, owner of the property, on which the accident took place, was pretty upset. “I’ve asked the cops to park in my driveway and clock the cars – they fly by here at least 65 mph in a 35 mph zone,” stated Durrigan. “They wouldn’t do it.” “I’ve started writing the accidents on my calendar, they’ve gotten so bad,” stated Dorothy Durrigan. “I’m sick and tired of losing all the trees,” stated Jim Durrigan. “There used to be a nice fence there but another accident took that out,” stated David. “I’ve lost seven trees in my yard.” I decided to give Bill Dunlap, Blount County Road Superintendent, a call to inquire if there was anything that could be done. I have never heard of so many accidents in one place, and I didn’t know who would be responsible to solve this problem. Dunlap said, “I’ve just gotten off the phone with Jane David about the very same concern. I told her the contractor we use to do the asphalt paving will be contacted about using a different mix in order to improve the probability of slip factor.” Dunlap did tell me that he wasn’t aware of any location with as many accidents. “I’m not sure, but I believe it could be a record.” He did say that he wasn’t one to keep such records, but it did sound high to him. On the subject of roads, Dunlap stated Ellejoy Road and 411 Hwy were the two heaviest traveled roads.