Colorado man dies in crash at intersection the place he petitioned for visitors mild after spouse died there in 2024

A Colorado husband and spouse died in crashes on the identical Arapahoe County intersection two years aside, prompting renewed issues for security.

The husband rallied a gaggle of group members to battle for a visitors sign on the intersection of East Belleview Avenue and South Franklin Street after his spouse was fatally hit by a automotive in May 2024, however he misplaced his personal life to a crash on the still-lightless intersection on Monday, in accordance with the county coroner’s workplace.

Andreia Lea Goldberg, 59, was hit whereas crossing the road on the intersection, which sits on the border of Greenwood Village and Cherry Hills Village. Her dying impressed her husband, Gerald “Gerry” Goldberg, to co-found Andie’s Light — a company petitioning metropolis officers to approve and fund the set up of a visitors mild on the unsafe intersection — with former Greenwood Village councilmember Jerry Presley, in accordance with the group’s web site.

“The driver saw a brief opening in traffic and did not see Andie already halfway across Belleview,” he mentioned at a Greenwood Village City Council assembly in December. “It was too late for the driver to react.”

Cherry Hills Village councilmembers had been set to debate a “traffic signal warrant study” for the intersection at a March 17 assembly and have now directed employees to expedite that course of, metropolis spokesperson Chris Cramer mentioned Wednesday in a press release

“Any loss of life in our community is heartbreaking, and we recognize the profound impact this incident has had on loved ones and neighbors,” Cramer mentioned. “Our thoughts are with everyone grieving during this difficult time.”

The research shall be a “formal engineering analysis” to find out whether or not the intersection meets the Colorado Department of Transportation’s requirements for a visitors sign, Cramer mentioned. City employees will acquire and analyze visitors information, together with visitors quantity, crash historical past, pedestrian exercise and delays for automobiles coming into the roadway.

State transportation officers will make the ultimate choice on whether or not to put in a lightweight on the intersection as a result of Belleview Avenue can also be Colorado 88, a state freeway, Cramer mentioned.

Cherry Hills Village employees have additionally been directed to coordinate with Greenwood Village employees to evaluation the intersection and establish subsequent steps, as a result of the intersection is situated in each cities’ jurisdictions, he added.

In a press release, Greenwood Village spokesperson Megan Copenhaver mentioned the 2 cities have been evaluating the intersection and can proceed to work collectively.

The metropolis will even work with Cherry Hills Village to speak about efforts to advertise safer driving, she mentioned.

“We are committed to working with regional partners to promote the safety and well-being of our community,” Copenhaver mentioned.

Colorado Department of Transportation officers didn’t reply Wednesday to requests for remark.

“This intersection … has been the site of crashes for many years,” Gerry Goldberg and Presley wrote in an op-ed submitted to The Denver Post in December. “In addition to Andie’s death, other crashes include a T-Bone crash that sent one family to the ICU, a high-speed motorcycle crash, roll-over crashes and numerous fender-benders. This is a dangerous intersection.”