Monday, December 10, 2012
This past week was not a safe one at .10 mile north of Project Road on Highway FF in Franklin County near Eureka. Check out the odd similarities.
On Friday, Eureka-Wildwood Patch reported an accident that occurred Wednesday on Highway FF, just .10 mile north of Project Road in Franklin County. Ironically, on Friday, another one-vehicle accident occurred at the very same place, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol sources. Highway FF in Franklin County is not that far from Eureka. Highway FF in Jefferson County, which borders Eureka, has been deemed one of Missouri's most dangerous two-lane roadways, resulting in several fatalities in the past few years. Per Eureka-Wildwood Patch readers, area FF roadways can be tricky. One man emailed: "I used to live in Tall Oaks and that road was one of the main reasons we moved." The first accident in the same Highway FF spot happened at 2:…
Friday, December 7, 2012
Missouri Department of Transportation employees install signs along Route FF near Eureka this week.
During the same week Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) employees installed new caution signs along curves on Highway FF near Eureka, a serious accident happened on the roadway. MoDOT data indicates Highway FF has a crash rate of at least 25 percent over the statewide average for a two-lane road. Reviews of traffic reports reveal Highway FF was the site of 129 accidents during 2006 to 2010, including three fatalities. "As promised, we should have the majority of the signs up by the end of the year, pending weather delays," said Judy Wagner, P.E., Missouri Department of Transportation area engineer for Franklin and Jefferson Counties. Wagner said they still have several of the sign post delineators to install when they get them, …
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Ashley Harper of High Ridge was ejected from her vehicle after it left the roadway. Ironically, the accident occurred one day prior to deadline for comments to Missouri Highways and Transportation Commissioners about safety improvements there.
A High Ridge woman survived a car crash May 31 on Highway FF just south of Schoenfeld drive in Jefferson County, near Eureka. Highway FF is known as one of Missouri's most dangerous two-lane roadways. According to a Missouri Highway Patrol report, Ashley Harper, 21, of High Ridge, was travelling northbound on Highway FF when her Ford Ranger went off the west edge of the roadway, striking an embankment before overturning. Harper, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle, according to the report. She was taken to Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur by Eureka Fire Protection District emergency responders, and was initially listed in serious condition, but a hospital spokesman said Harper was treated and released on the same day…
Mike Dalton
9:51 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
I feel that people who don't live off of FF or drive it daily, should quit commenting about it. more ›