Pleaes Use Caution...

I sent a message around via Facebook to all members of this band's group page, but I just wanted to reiterate here the information contained therein.

Last night, as we exited practice, there was a line of emergency personnel vehicles to our left on S. Main St. and my later suspicions were correct. Someone (though no information as to his/her identity has come out at the current time) crossing the street there, right outside St. Paul's by Dairy Queen was struck by a car. Again, I don't have any information on the person or the severity of their injuries, but please, please, use caution while crossing the street there and exercise common sense, especially at night, when entering or leaving the church. As someone who regularly crosses the street there and walks a mile and a half to work almost every day passing by that spot, I can tell you without hesitation that that is the worst spot in town traffic-wise and that I have told others for years now that if something were to happen, it would happen somewhere between the gas station at the intersection of Union and Main Sts. and the Farmhouse (the intersection by Wendy's). I do not feel that those traffic lights are coordinated (its terribly difficult to cross), and people are almost always speeding because of a.) coming from the center of town on Main St. down the hill from the Court House, b.) coming off Old Dublin Pike or 313 (611 becomes Main St.) and not reducing speed to 25mph from 40 mph and c.) general idiocy, especially considering there's a relatively new, large residential area right past Dairy Queen. And please keep in mind that when you exit St. Paul's, that front drive is a "Do Not Enter."

I'm not going to speculate, but if you want to follow this, just look around the local news websites. The article I found this morning was:

http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/the_intelligencer/the_intelligencer_news_details/article/27/2010/april/06/man-struck-crossing-main-street.html

I hope the person struck is okay, but again, please be careful whether you're in the car or not. And if you run across the street before practice for any reason (including getting ice cream), look both ways before you cross and don't take any chances at that spot for the reasons listed above. I don't want to dwell on this, as some may find it upsetting, but the issue had to be addressed in full and as briefly as possible. Please let me know if you have any concerns.