ORANMORE ROAD DESCRIBED AS DEATH TRAP

Date Published: 22-Sep-2008

A stretch of road in Oranmore has been described as a "death trap" and safety measures are being sought.Local Senator Fidelma Healy-Eames, says she's outraged at out-of-control speeding on the Maree road.Yesterday a car crashed through the front garden of a woman's house along the road, hitting the wall of her house near her bedroom, where she lay sleeping.Senator Healy-Eames says the woman is lucky to be alive and is angry that safety measures she has callde for the in the past have been refused.She's now calling for a speed camera to be erected on the road to deter speeding.Senator Healy-Eames says there have been many near-fatalities on the Maree road.