FORT WORTH, Texas (KXAS) – A Fort Worth Family is breathing a sigh of relief and demanding action following a close call in their backyard.
A vehicle came barreling through their fence, missing their children by inches, and the heart-stopping moments were caught on camera.
The incident happened on Herritage Trace Parkway, which runs along the fence line of the subdivision with very little space between the road and their backyards.
Pictures show the fence destroyed. The passenger in the car was hospitalized with unknown injuries.
The residents of the home and the driver were not hurt.
The driver was cited for reckless driving. The children’s parents, who spoke to NBC 5 DFW off camera, said that doesn’t feel like enough.
They released a statement that reads in part, “We are incredibly grateful that we are standing here today with our children alive. But we cannot ignore how close this came to being a devastating loss for our family… We are prepared to do whatever we can — work with our city, lawmakers, law enforcement, neighborhood leaders and other families — to push for stronger laws and ordinances that hold reckless drivers accountable.”
Fort Worth Councilman Charlie Lauersdorf told NBC 5 that he surveyed the damage for himself and, in a statement, said he “asked FWPD to conduct speed details in that area, to which they have agreed. We should see an increase in police presence specifically to target speeders.”
Lauersdorf went on to say he’s asked the Director of Transportation and Public Works to assess whether a stop sign can be placed at the intersection near the site of the crash.
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