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Resident brings ashes of friend, urges action after fatal crash on Lakeview Parkway
Summary
A Rowlett resident said his friend Colin Jolson died after striking a 4-inch expansion-joint gap on Lakeview Parkway in Sept. 2023, called the condition a 'special defect' and accused city and TxDOT of negligence; the council heard the claim during public comment and did not take action at the meeting.
Tony Henshaw told the council he brought the ashes of his friend Colin Jolson to press for repairs at a 150-foot expansion-joint on Lakeview Parkway, saying the vertical gap is about 4 inches and created a lethal road hazard in front of Home Depot in September 2023.
Henshaw said he personally informed the Rowlett Police Department of the fatality and that, in his view, the city's failure to mark or repair the gap for nearly three years moves beyond negligence. "When the municipality has noticed that someone has died due to a specific defect and still does nothing, that moves beyond simple negligence into what I believe is called gross negligence," he said. The transcript records no formal response from staff during public comment and no immediate council action on this complaint.
