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Residents press Henrico supervisors for pedestrian and bicycle safety after fatal crash on Three Chopt Road
Summary
Multiple residents spoke during public comment Aug. 26 urging immediate safety improvements on Three Chopt Road after an 11‑year‑old was struck and killed. Speakers asked for speed‑limit reductions, audited safety improvements, raised crosswalks, more sidewalks, crossing guards and equitable access for students walking or biking to school.
Residents and parents urged the Henrico County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26 to act quickly to make Three Chopt Road and nearby school crossings safer after an 11‑year‑old child was killed in a crash on Sunday.
Ian Trapp, a Three Chopt Road resident, told the board the fatality was the “predictable result of a road that is not safe” and asked for three immediate actions: reduce the speed limit on the stretch between Perham and Forest Avenue, commission an independent safety audit, and expedite physical safety improvements…
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