I was at the intersection shortly after that terrible wreck at Honeysuckle and Highway 95 on Sunday. The pile of twisted metal I saw, which didn’t even resemble a car, convinced me that no one could have survived. A 37-year-old man, Jeffrey Kirk, did not. Apparently, some IDIOT (whose name I shall not mention) ran a red light at the intersection of Honeysuckle Avenue and Highway 95, and took this young man’s life. I shudder to think how fast he was going to mangle a vehicle so badly; he probably accelerated his huge SUV to get through the light. (Of course, he escaped injury!)

The number of drivers running red lights lately is horrific. One day, on a short six-mile errand, I witnessed this at three different intersections. I see it almost daily as I drive around town. What can we do about this? Are the drivers in our area in such a big hurry to get somewhere that their lives and the lives of others mean nothing? Do we need to start installing and monitoring traffic cams at every lighted intersection?

I hope the people and police in our wonderful community will start paying attention to this problem and do what we can to better enforce traffic laws. That someone should lose their life over this carelessness makes me sick! My heart goes out to Jeff’s family.

CAROLYNN SALTER

Hayden