CLAY COUNTY, Fla. – On Tuesday, Clay County commissioners will discuss changes to a roadway that some neighbors say is dangerous.
Their focus — Oakleaf Plantation Parkway where there is a large curve.
It’s the same spot where two teens died in a crash last week. The teens hit a tree and went into a retention pond.
The Florida Highway Patrol said they were traveling south on the road just before midnight when they crashed into a tree and flipped.
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FHP said a 17-year-old girl was driving and an 18-year-old boy was in the passenger seat. Both died at the scene. FHP is still trying to figure out what caused the crash.
Oakleaf Plantation has been the site of several violent crashes. Including a three-vehicle wreck back in January. An infant and eight others were critically injured. Everyone was wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, according to FHP.
Paul Caprio’s driveway comes out on the road. He sees the reality of safety concerns daily.
“It’s like a race track. Everybody’s racing to get somewhere before they gotta be there,” he said. “You gotta look both ways 10 times in like a second. They just keep coming and breaking the speed limit.”
Clay County Commissioners are expected to discuss safety enhancements for Oakleaf Plantation Parkway.
The meeting begins at 4 p.m.
Commissioner J.B Renninger said one of their safety initiatives is protecting people around bodies of water.
“Whether it be drowning or car accidents. A drowning causes loss of life and we ought to look at mitigating the hazard of water play or water engagement,” he said.