Residents along Northwest 135th Street say the latest wreck is no longer a shocking interruption — it is becoming part of the neighborhood’s routine. Another vehicle veered off the road over the weekend, damaging property and parked cars while leaving neighbors worried that the next crash could reach a person instead.
In a report published Sunday, CBS News Miami reported that the impact shook Carlos Tapanes’ bed and house. Neighbor Beyoncé Charles said the crash was so bad that she sometimes feels afraid to walk outside along the street.
Residents are now calling for speed bumps, additional traffic lights and more enforcement. They also told the station that cars were speeding through the neighborhood the night before the latest incident, reinforcing their sense that dangerous driving has become normalized.
Neighbors Point To A Growing Pattern On 135th Street
The current crash follows a deadly wreck in April, when a driver was killed after a vehicle crashed along Northwest 135th Street near Opa-locka, according to Local 10. Residents also showed CBS footage and photos of an earlier crash that left a Hummer flipped on its side and damage visible near the same stretch.
A separate fatal collision on July 21 killed a motorcyclist at Northwest 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in North Miami, with the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit investigating, as Hoodline reported. While that crash occurred in a different nearby jurisdiction, it has added to the road’s grim recent reputation.
County Complaints Have Been Sent To FDOT
Miami-Dade County forwarded the neighbors’ complaints to the Florida Department of Transportation, but no redesign or new enforcement plan had been announced in the report. CBS News Miami said it was still seeking responses from transportation officials.
For residents, the demand is straightforward: make the roadway harder to race through before another impact turns into another fatality. Until then, skid marks, broken glass and damaged property remain a daily reminder that 135th Street is not just a route for passing cars — it is also home.
