OAK RIDGE, N.C. — Oak ridge will make safety upgrades along a road where two children were hit and killed while trick-or-treating.
The Oak Ridge town council approved adding a digital speed radar on Haw River Road.
You'll remember, 11-year-old Noah Chambers who died after a car hit him while trick or treating on that road in 2019.
Then on Halloween in 2022, a driver hit and killed 14-year-old Aliyah Thornhill. Another child was also hit, but she survived.
The North Carolina Department of Transportation says speed was not a factor in either crash. However, people in the town complained to leaders that people drive too quickly in the area, and they wanted something to change.
“We think these changes will make a difference. most drivers see those digital radar signs and take their foot off the pedal. of course, there are always bad actors, but we hope a lot of people will do just that and slow down,” Oak Ridge Mayor Ann Schneider said.
A town councilman told us the radar should be up by June.
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