Speed Limit Rally

Fourteen kids live on Gordon Road in Wilmington but you would never know it. They’re not allowed to play outside because cars drive too fast on the street. Neighborhood residents spent the day rallying, hoping for change.

The speed limit is currently 35. Neighbors want it reduced to at least 25. They are asking police for help but say they’re not getting much. Pets have been hit by cars and have died. Residents are afraid a kid could be next.

Murline King’s dog was run over last week. The car didn’t even stop. “It just breaks my heart, I’m having a hard time, a real hard time”, cries King.

Rally leader Carol James said, “This is a residential neighborhood. It’s not a racetrack and we are families that just want to live normal lives and let our children ride their bikes and our dogs to be able to enjoy their yards without a fear of someone running up and killing them. We just want to be normal. We want to be a normal neighborhood but we can’t do that. We have to stay in our homes or our backyards”.

Police dropped off the speed reader but James says it’s not enough. She hopes for speed bumps, heavier monitoring, and speeding drivers to slow down.