Isigameko ngemuva kwengozi “yesithwathwa” eyenzeke kuStevenson Freeway ngoFebhuwari wonyaka odlule kwashiya abantu ababili beshonile.Imoto yohlobo lweHyundai Veloster yayigibele inqwaba yeqhwa eStevenson elibangise enyakatho phakathi kweDamen ne-Ashland Avenues, yahlwithwa (ngezansi) phakathi. babulawa.
YiSUV yakhe engabulala umuntu lapho engaphansi kakhulu phansi kuLake Street ephithizelayo eDuPage County.
“Ngikhumbula ngibeka ubuso nezandla zami esiteringini kungathi ngifisa sengathi ngabe akukho muntu lapho,” kusho usonkontileka oneminyaka engu-26 ubudala waseGlendale Heights uRamos.
Akazange aqaphele ukuthi uhlangothi olubheke enyakatho lwe-Interstate 355 ashelele kulo lwalugcwele iqhwa elilinyiwe.Le ngozi engalindelekile imqhubezela emoyeni kanye nemoto yakhe eyi-SUV kuhle kwerempu isiza umgibeli weqhwa ukuthi asuke.
Zonke izinto ezicatshangelwayo, uRamos wayenenhlanhla. Wasinda ekuweleni okungamamitha angu-22. Akalimalanga kakhulu. Ukuhlala kwakhe kanzima akuzange kubulale muntu omunye.
Ohambweni lwamasonto amabili eChicago naseMilwaukee ngoFebhuwari odlule, okungenani ezinye izimoto ezine zagibela iqhwa phezu kwezithiyo zokuzivikela emigwaqweni emikhulu yaseChicago naseMilwaukee. -Indoda endala kanye nowesifazane oneminyaka engu-22 ubudala.
Asikho isikhungo sikahulumeni esibala lezi zingozi ezingandile kodwa ezinyantisayo.I-Chicago Sun-Times isibhale phansi izehlakalo ezingama-51 “zemithambeka yeqhwa” kusukela ngo-1994, okuhlanganisa neyangonyaka odlule ePortland, e-Oregon, lapho indoda eneminyaka engu-57 ubudala yeqa khona isuka ebhulohweni ngesikhathi. isiphepho seqhwa Fly down and fall to his Columbia River.Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, izigameko ezimbili zenzeke endaweni efanayo ye-Interstate 90 eCleveland.
Emavikini okugcina ka-2000, e-Chicago, izimoto eziyisishiyagalolunye zashayisa amathrekhi e-Chicago Transit Authority ngemva kokunqwabelana eqhweni eliwunqenqema ezinhlangothini zombili zomgwaqo omkhulu.
Eminye iminyaka mibi kuneminye.Ukubuyekezwa kwe-Sun-Times kwemibiko yokuphahlazeka, amacala, imibhalo kahulumeni kanye nemibiko yezindaba kubonisa ukuthi ukuphahlazeka kuvame ukwenzeka ngamaqembu phakathi nobusika obuneqhwa ikakhulukazi, abasebenzi belima ngokuphindaphindiwe.
Ngokuvamile, ukuphahlazeka okubandakanya izimoto ezindizayo zisuka onqenqemeni lweqhwa emigwaqweni emikhulu kuthathwa “njengezigameko ezingajwayelekile.”
Yize zingenzeki mihla namalanga, ongoti bezokuphepha emgwaqeni bathi nazo ziyavikeleka kakhulu.
Abashayeli abaningi abalibheki njengengozi iqhwa eceleni komgwaqo omkhulu.U-Lawrence M. Levine, unjiniyela wasenyakatho yeNew York, uthe abantu abaningi bakholelwa ukuthi uma izithiyo zikakhonkolo ezigudle umgwaqo omkhulu zingalawuleki, zingase zingalawuleki. hlala usendleleni, futhi uye wasebenza emacaleni amaningi asezinkantolo njengoba ochwepheshe beqhwa neqhwa befakaza.
“Uma unqwabelanisa iqhwa kuyo, uzoliphula ngempela igiya lokuphepha,” kusho u-Levin.” Uya ngqo.”
URamos usuke e-I-355 ekuseni ngoFebhuwari 16, 2021. Wayelibangise enyakatho kulayini wesokunxele. Lakhithika, kodwa wathi umgwaqo, onakekelwa uMnyango Wezokuthutha wase-Illinois, ubonakala ulinyiwe futhi ufakwe usawoti, “nengxenye. i-inch to an inch” iqhwa ehlombe lakhe lesokunxele lingena emgwaqeni ohamba ngemoto.Uthe ubengashayeli ngesivinini ngoba ubenesipele esendleleni eyolanda isondo elisha.Amanye amathayi eqhwa.
U-Kevin Ramos wase-Glendale Heights wayeshayela ku-Interstate 355 ngoFebhuwari 16, 2021, ngesikhathi iJeep Grand Cherokee yakhe ishelela emizileni emithathu futhi yashayisa Uthango lukasimende olumbozwe yiqhwa lwamkhipha ebhulohweni lwangena eLake Street. ngaphansi kwamamitha angu-20.
Eningizimu nje yendawo edlula iLake Street, u-Ramos uthe ushaye iqhwa elimbozwe yiqhwa.I-jeep yakhe inemisila yezinhlanzi.Walungisa kakhulu futhi washelela.
Imoto ephendukayo ijike kwesokudla inqamula imizila emithathu, yashibilika yabheka ngakukhonkolo ongu-34.5 inch ubude obekumele kuvinjwe imoto ukuthi ingachezuki onqenqemeni.
Kodwa iqhwa elilinyiwe, eligoqene emgodleni, njengerempu njengoba uRamos esho, lacishe lafika phezulu kwesivimbelo.I-SUV igibela phezulu.
“Ngesikhathi imoto yami ikhuphuka, yenzeke ihamba kancane ngangakholwa ukuthi izogingqika,” usho kanje.
Abagibeli ngemuva kweJeep yakhe bafike behla kuqala, kuLake Street. Imoto yabe isishwibeka yabheka phambili, futhi ngenxa yesizathu esithile, amasondo ehla, kwashiya umshayeli owayefika enonyawo olulodwa kumabhuleki. Ngokuyisimangaliso, abazange bamshaye. .Futhi akazishayanga ezinye izimoto.
U-Kevin Ramos we-Jeep Grand Cherokee e-Glendale Heights ngo-February 16, 2021 ushibilika emizileni emithathu futhi ugibela irempu ku-Veterans Memorial Turnpike e-Illinois, Ukwehla kweqhwa kushaye umgoqo futhi kwawa ngaphezu kwamamitha angu-20 kuLake Street ngezansi endaweni ematasatasa. umgwaqo.
Izingozi ze-Jump zingasabisa ngoba zivame ukwenzeka emigwaqweni emikhulu, ezindaweni ezidlula ngaphezulu, noma amabhuloho aphezulu ngaphezu komhlaba—imigwaqo esobala iba yiqhwa ngokushesha kunezinye izindawo.
Abasindile bathi abakaze bayizwe ingozi ngoba imigwaqo ibukeka ihlanzekile futhi lingekho neqhwa, bebezitshela ukuthi udonga lungase lubanyakazise kodwa luzobagcina besendleleni.
NgoFebhuwari 12, 2021, ezinsukwini ezine ngaphambi kokuthi uKevin Ramos andize e-I-355, kwashona abantu ababili engozini yemoto eyenzeka kuStevenson Freeway, eyanqwabelana. Iqhwa liyingxenye eyodwa.
Imoto yohlobo lweHyundai Veloster ka-2013 ebithwele amadoda amabili nabesifazane ababili, bobabili abaneminyaka eko-20 ubudala, belilibangise enyakatho phakathi kweDamen ne-Ashland avenues ngezithuba zabo-04:00. .
Imoto igxume kwesokudla kuthelawayeka, yashayisa izintambo zikagesi nesigxobo sikagesi, yawela phansi ngamamitha angu-43 endaweni yotshani eduze noRobinson Street, lapho yagqashuka khona kabili.
Isisebenzi sasisendaweni yesigameko ngoFebhuwari odlule ngemuva kokuba imoto igingqike iqhwa kuStevenson Freeway yandiza yaphuma kuthelawayeka. Bobabili bashona.
Umshayeli oneminyaka engu-27 ubudala, u-Bulmaro Gomez, uchaze umngcwabo wakhe ekhasini le-GoFundMe “njengobungane kakhulu” futhi “uhlale ejabule” ngokushona komgibeli wakhe oneminyaka engu-22 ubudala, uGriselda Zavala. isihlalo esingemuva usindile.
Ukuhlolwa kwe-toxicology kwathola ukuthi izinga lotshwala egazini lomshayeli lalingaphezu kokuphindwe kabili isilinganiso sakho sokushayela e-Illinois. Ubekade “eshayela ngesivinini esikhulu,” ngokombiko wokwakhiwa kabusha kwengozi yamaphoyisa ase-Illinois State. Kodwa umbiko uphinde wathi, “Ngenxa iqhwa ehlombe langakwesokudla, abakwaHyundai baqhubekile nokushayela phezu kodonga.”
Izithombe zamaphoyisa zibonise umgwaqo oqapha ukhonkolo lapho ugcwele iqhwa elingcolile.Njengezigigaba ezifanayo, ingozi yenzeke ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa zeqhwa elinamandla namakhaza, ngesikhathi kulinywa ngokuphindaphindiwe.
Umbiko wesimo somzila we-IDOT 'Snow Control', ofakwe ngosuku lwangemva kwengozi, uphawule ukuthi umgwaqo namahlombe eduze kwaseDamen kudinga ukunakwa okwengeziwe, kudwetshwe igama elithi 'ihlombe'.
NgoJanuwari 31, umndeni kaZavala wafaka icala eNkantolo Yezimangalo yase-Illinois - indawo yokufaka izimangalo ngokumelene nezinhlaka zikahulumeni - usola ukuthi i-IDOT yehlulekile ukuqeda izingozi ezaziwayo, noma okungenani yehlulekile ukuxwayisa abashayeli ngazo. Umndeni ufuna u-$2.2 million emonakalweni - inani eliphakeme elivunyelwe.
Ngaphansi komthetho wase-Illinois, indinganiso "yephutha eliqhathaniswayo" isetshenziselwa ukwahlulela amacala anjalo.Ngisho noma umshayeli elimele, inkantolo kufanele icabangele ezinye izici, okuhlanganisa ukuthi i-ejensi kahulumeni ayiziba yini ingozi eyaziwayo.
Ingozi eyabulala abantu abaningi ngoFebhuwari nyakenye bekungekhona okokuqala ngqa imoto ibaleka endaweni eyiqhwa eStevenson.
Ebusika obumangalisayo buka-1978-79, izimoto eziyisishiyagalolunye zandiza zasuka ku-Interstate 55, zabulala okungenani umuntu oyedwa, ngokwesinqumo seNkantolo Yezimangalo yase-Illinois yango-1990 esivuna umnakekeli oyedwa. I-Ashland Avenues, lapho izithiyo zazimfushane ngaleso sikhathi - futhi yasinda naphezu kokulimala kanzima.
Umbuso “unomsebenzi wokugcina imigwaqo emikhulu iphephile ngokusesilinganisweni,” kubhala ijaji, futhi okungenani lingaxwayisa abashayeli ngezingozi - lezo ezibangelwa imikhuba yokulima yombuso.
Ijaji labhala: “Ukwehliswa kweqhwa ekugcineni kubangele izimo eziyingozi kakhulu zemithambeka yeqhwa.
“Silapha ngemva kwamashumi eminyaka,” kusho uLarry Rogers Jr., ummeli womndeni wakwaZavala.” Sekungamashumi eminyaka beqaphela le nkinga. Abenzanga lutho ukukulungisa.”
URogers uthe umbuso ungaxwayisa abashayeli ngezimpawu “noma bavele balime endaweni engenayo leyo ngozi.” “Kumele bakubone lokhu.”
Imihlahlandlela ye-IDOT ibiza ukususwa kweqhwa ukuze “kuqhubeke kuze kube yilapho iqhwa selikhishiwe kumadekhi ebhuloho eduze nezindonga noma ama- guardrails lapho kungase kube khona ukumithambeka.”
Kodwa ngenxa yokuthi iChicago nezindawo ezingaphansi kwedolobha zinamamayela angaphezu kuka-200 othelawayeka okufanele ziwunakekele, le nhlangano ikhululekile ukunquma ukuthi izobhekana kanjani neqhwa uma kunezithiyo.
Ngasekuqaleni kwale nyanga, umndeni nabangane baka-Zavala bakhumbule uGriselda, owesifazane osemusha “onothando, ophayo nowusizo” owayemagange ukusiza udadewabo nomama wakhe ngamathiphu okuzilungisa, ngosuku lwesikhumbuzo sengozi, futhi ubelokhu Ebheke ngabomvu ukuya ebuhleni. isikole.
Badlulela emathuneni oVuko lapho angcwatshwa khona bafike bakhipha amabhaluni ayesho ukuthi bamkhumbule kangakanani.
“Ngesikhathi besibiza futhi besitshela ukuthi useStevenson Freeway futhi wehlela ngaphansi kwawo, sasifana nje: Kanjani? Kungenzeka kanjani lokhu?” Udadewabo u-Iliana Zavala Isho.” Uyazi, asikuqondi. Asikwazi ukuzungeza.
“Kubuhlungu ongafuni ukububekezelela, ngisho nesitha sakho esikhulu. Ngoba, uyazi, kuyadabukisa. Kubuhlungu. Ngisho nangemva konyaka, kusenzima ukukholelwa okwenzekile.
Kwesinye isikhathi siyabuza, ukube imoto ibingaphendukanga, uyazi, yaphaphatheka, futhi uyazi, iphuma [emgwaqeni omkhulu], ngabe yasinda?”
Ngemva nje kokushayisana phakathi kwe-I-55 ne-I-355, umshayeli wendawo yaseChicago ugibele ihhashi lakhe emithambekeni eneqhwa eduze komgwaqo u-Eisenhower Freeway.
Ngalo lolo suku, phakathi namasonto amabili eqhwa, abanye abashayeli ababili bandiza besuka emgwaqeni omkhulu eMilwaukee.
Cishe ngo-10 ekuseni ngoFebhuwari 17, 2021, owesifazane oneminyaka engu-59 ubudala washibilika i-Honda Pilot SUV yakhe eduze kwase-Harlem Avenue entshonalanga yedolobha laseChicago njengoba i-USS Eisenhower ibheke empumalanga. Ngokombiko wengozi, lokhu kuphushe imoto yakhe eqhweni yayinqwabelene ku- guardrail kakhonkolo. Wehlela eduze kwethrekhi yomugqa oluhlaza we-CTA.
Ku-imeyili eya ku-IDOT ngalolo suku, iPhini Likamongameli Wezokuphepha we-CTA u-Jeffrey Hulbert ukhulume “ngesidingo esiphuthumayo sesinyathelo esisheshayo” futhi wanxusa abasebenzi bombuso ukuthi basuse “irempu yokuqalisa” eyabangela ukuba imoto yowesifazane indize phezu kwesithiyo.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: May-24-2022