Next week (Aug. 16) will mark the 63rd anniversary of when famed Atlanta author and journalist Margaret Mitchell was struck and killed by a drunk driver while attempting to cross the street at Peachtree and 13th in Midtown.
Mitchell was 48 and the off-duty taxi driver convicted of involuntary manslaughter only served four months in jail. All these years later, some area residents see trouble coming at the intersection that has minimal traffic signage supporting an unlit crosswalk that is not consistently obeyed by motorists.
A “Blood Bath waiting at the entry to the Midtown Mile” one concerned Midtown resident wrote to Patch:
Having lived here since 2002, I have walked the city streets and seen the danger increase with pedestrian walk ways. The city has improved street crossings, and added lights. (one on 14th in front of the W Hotel in the past few
Article source: http://midtown.patch.com/articles/crossing-at-peachtree-13th-dangerous
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