ABOVE: A Surrey father is calling for changes to his neighbourhood streets after his son was seriously injured. He says the street he lives on is like a racetrack at times – and he wants the city to step in before somebody else gets injured or worse. Jeremy Hunka reports.
A Surrey father is calling for changes to his neighbourhood after his son was struck and seriously injured on a residential street.
Ten-year-old Cole Perry broke both his tibia and fibula when he was struck by a passing car last April on Glenwood Crescent East.
He needed multiple surgeries and still walks with a limp.
“My biggest issue with the whole situation is the City of Surrey paying next-to-no attention,” said Cole’s father James McKay-Perry. “There’s been multiple accidents on this corner and then my son with his situation. He could have lost his life.”
McKay-Perry said the streets surrounding his home can be like a racetrack, with drivers not obeying speed limits. He said neighbours in the area have been asking for lower speed limits and signs for years and wants the city to step in before someone else gets injured, or worse.
“They’ve told us there’s going to be zero action taken in our neighbourhood,” said McKay-Perry.
The City of Surrey released a statement to Global News saying they conducted a study of the area after Cole’s accident, but that the results did not meet the speed criteria with the majority of drivers travelling at speeds below the trigger for traffic calming.
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