A car crashes into a home in Land Park at an intersection where four-way stop signs were recently installed

SACRAMENTO – A car crashed into a home in Land Park The same intersection that has a four-way stop sign was recently installed.

It happened just after midnight on Friday, November 22nd at 2nd Avenue and Land Park Drive.

The couple who live there said the accident could have killed them if they had been sitting in their living room with their seven-month-old baby at the time of the accident. No one was injured, but it raises the question of whether the newly installed stop signs are doing more harm than good.

The homeowner shared a video of the aftermath of the accident with CBS 13, showing the mess left in the front yard and living room after chunks of concrete flew and shattered the home’s front window.

“This is a very desirable residential area. Worrying about a car crashing into your house is a little crazy,” said Kristina Rogers, president of the Land Park Community Association.

Rogers said it took more than 10 years for the city to install the four-way stop sign at 2nd Avenue and Land Park Drive, the intersection where the accident occurred.

“I’ve always thought that one day a car will come through the living room and hopefully I won’t live there,” said Tracy Principi, who lives on the corner of the intersection in Land Park.

A day after the new stop signs were installed in October, CBS 13 spoke with neighbors who were concerned the stop signs weren’t slowing down drivers enough.

“People are adapting,” Rogers said. “Things are getting a little better and slower.”

The car that recently crashed was apparently fast enough to break through a concrete wall. Sacramento police confirmed the driver did not appear to stop at the stop sign.

Some neighbors say the stop signs give a false sense of security and that there needs to be a better solution, starting with speeding enforcement.

“When someone is driving too fast, sometimes nothing can slow them down until they see a black and white picture,” Rogers said. “When they see a black and white car or a motorcycle, they realize they’re going to get a ticket and that slows them down.”

Sacramento police said they plan to create an evening duty unit in the new year to crack down on motorists.

Neighbors who have been demanding changes from the city for more than a decade don’t want to see a crash with even worse consequences.

Rogers said the Land Park Community Association will continue to work with Councilman Rick Jennings to add speed limits, more stop signs and hopefully roundabouts. The problem with installing roundabouts is that they cost about a million dollars more than stop signs.