SAN DIEGO — People in southeast San Diego say speeding cars are causing safety issues in their neighborhood of Emerald Hills.
"Hit and runs. They'll hit and they will run," said Joanna Aguirre, who has lived in the neighborhood for more than 40 years.
She says speeding drivers have hit and totaled parked cars.
"The person came speeding up the street like 100 miles per hour and spun out hitting the neighbor's car. Then this neighbor over here, her car got flipped," she said.
She says her neighbor's car was flipped last week on Geneva Avenue. It's a hilly road running through their neighborhood.
"I have seen children almost hit because at the crest of this hill, you can not see up. it's dangerous," said another longtime resident who asked to remain anonymous.
She says they've worked for decades to get drivers to slow down.
"We have been advocating for years. Twenty, thirty, forty years. We tried to get speed bumps up here but that was to no resolve," she said.
CBS 8 reached out to the San Diego Police for what can be done.
- They recommend residents fill out a traffic-related concern form that's sent to the traffic division for follow-up.
- You can contact the city's transportation department to see if speed mitigation measures can taken.
- Extra police patrols can be requested through the city's website.
Emerald Hills residents are hopeful stop signs or speed bumps can be installed.
"Just a safer community or something. That's all we're trying to do," Aguirre said.
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