Concerns are growing in Waller County after two separate accidents ended with drivers missing a sharp turn and crashing into the Brazos River on two separate occasions.
"The night he was driving it was foggy, misty, rainy, there were no lights, nothing to indicate there was a sharp turn coming his way," Avila said.
Days after his car was found, Arturo's own father found his body washed up ashore. His sister says she believes he missed his usual exit and took the Peach Ridge exit off of I-10 in Brookshire.Samantha Brown has been living near this sharp curve for more than a decade; on February 20, she recorded a video showing a man's car being pulled from the river after he seemingly made the same mistake as Arturo.
"It's easy to keep straight, and just go straight into the river, especially if you don't know that the river is there," Brown said. Brown says there used to be a guardrail blocking the area and numerous drivers would crash into it, but when a construction project started last year it was removed. Up until a couple of days ago, there was no barrier in place at all. And as for the construction barriers recently put up, both Avila and Brown say that's not enough.
"This u-turn curve under the bridge is 200-300 feet from the river. TxDOT is reconstructing I-10 in this area and have all of the required safety parameters for barrier and signage met. We will be adding safety barrier here to enhance the safety measures between the project and the river. Safety is always our number one priority and any time we see an area of concern, we look at what can be done to increase safety measures beyond what is required by law.
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