Fort Worth residents want solutions on East Berry Street after decades of crashes totaling cars and damaging homes.

FORT WORTH, Texas — Ricky Tatum has called East Berry Street home for more than 50 years, but the street he’s lived on for decades has become increasingly dangerous.

“Nothing’s been done about it,” Tatum said.

Over the years, Tatum has lost at least four vehicles to speeding drivers who she believes ignore the posted 35 mph speed limit. 

“Most of the vehicles that have been in the driveway have been totaled,” he said.

The problem extends beyond damaged property. In the last two months alone, a car left the road and flipped through his neighbor’s front yard. Further west on the same street, a car crashed into someone’s home, injuring a man who was in bed behind a now-damaged window.

That’s a real fear for Tatum.

“That somebody is eventually going to get hurt or even killed. It’s just pretty much a no-brainer,” Tatum said.

His neighbor, La’Shaw Specks, shares the same fears. After cars repeatedly crashed into his home, Specks installed two barriers near his gate.

“They done ran through here, they done ran through this house,” Specks said.

It was another close call last weekend. When Specks and his son walked outside and saw a multi-vehicle crash on the street next to their home.

Employees at Joe Food Mart reported witnessing a crash at the intersection of East Berry and Village Creek last week. Days before that, another crash occurred near the Family Dollar down the street.

Fort Worth City Councilwoman Deborah Peoples, who represents District Five, said she’s aware of the traffic concerns on East Berry.

“I think it’s incumbent on me as the city council person to get the facts, to investigate and look for solutions, and certainly, speed is a big problem, and we have been working with city staff on that,” Peoples said.

For Specks, the issue goes beyond property damage. He worries about his son’s safety.

“What can we do? A lot people ain’t got a lot of money and sometimes our voices are smaller,” Specks said. “What can we do?”

Tatum said he believes the solution is straightforward.

“It’s got to be speed bumps,” he said.

Peoples said she’s looking into potential solutions.