Court Street corner is a killer

Court Street corner is a killer

This photograph was taken from the west side of Court Street at Pacific. Heavy traffic, poor sight lines and double-parked trucks make for a hazardous intersection. Photos by Trudy Whitman

By Trudy Whitman

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

On Aug. 17, 2012, Ellen Meyers, a Boerum Hill resident, was crossing Pacific Street at Court when a car heading west on Pacific brushed her leashed puppy, Mambo. By the time she reached the veterinarian across the street, the dog had died in her arms.

This past July, Bob Dehler had a close call with another speeding vehicle at the same intersection, jumping out of the way when he saw disaster heading toward him.

“My leg gave out because of a previous hip injury, and I stumbledon the northwest corner, and the elimination of newspaper boxes.

Howard Kolins suggested to this newspaper that DOT might also consider pedestrian barricades on the sidewalk and reversing the one-block of Pacific Street to run eastbound.

For Meyers, changes to the menacing intersection would mean a lot. Not only did she lose a beloved pet there, but the issue had been important to her daughter, Hope Reichbach, who, at the time of her death at age 22, was an aide to Councilmember Levin. The killer corner was an item on the Traffic Task Force agenda for a meeting Hope was to run the day of her death.

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