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Sunday\u2019s wreck was the most severe\u2014a van carrying multiple people collided with another vehicle, killing one person and sending eight others to the hospital. Early Tuesday morning, as the holiday weekend ended, another serious crash was reported at the same intersection; police again blamed a motorist who ran a red light.<\/p>\n<p>Neighbors say these incidents are part of a troubling trend as traffic grows and speeds increase along the busy stretch, which now sees about 62,000 cars per day. The Arizona Department of Transportation raised the speed limit from 45 to 55 mph last December, a change residents argue has made the area even more hazardous.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo you get the red-light runners who\u2019ll run it, so you have to be careful. Making turns or crossing because people run the red lights. It\u2019s not real safe,\u201d said neighbor Nancy Mince, who lives about a half-mile from the intersection.<\/p>\n<p>Residents have pressed city leaders to take action\u2014only to be told to wait until ongoing construction on the Gateway Freeway is complete. Some, including Mince, feel that\u2019s not soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=759\">Hoover Dam America 250 Transformation: Gov. Hobbs joins Memorial Weekend unveiling, urges Arizonans to visit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Asked what should be done to improve safety, Mince replied: \u201cI don\u2019t know. You can\u2019t have cops there all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mince believes mis-timed traffic signals create gaps that red-light runners exploit. Lynn, who lives nearby, agreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt sneaks up on you. I think there\u2019s plans, but I\u2019d like to see it go faster because the traffic is beating the construction,\u201d Lynn said.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Mesa Police said he is unaware of any issues with the current traffic signal timing, but neighbors remain worried that without immediate changes, another major crash could be just a matter of time. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/arizonamovinginsider.com\/?p=757\">Blake Shelton, Tim McGraw, Parker McCollum, and others to perform at the Hondo Rodeo Fest in Phoenix<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Residents living near the intersection of SR-24 and Signal Butte Road say it\u2019s become perilous after police responded to two serious accidents there over the weekend, both caused by red-light runners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":762,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mesa-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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