By: Craig Smith     Jul 25, 2022

TUCSON, Ariz.  (KGUN) — People who live along Camino de Oeste worry about driving that  road. A recent wreck that killed two young men there just reinforces  their concerns. In this Operation Safe Roads KGUN9 looks at what worries  them.

On Camino de Oeste, responsible drivers worry about curves  that make it hard to see oncoming traffic—and they worry about speeding  drivers that make that even more dangerous.

The condition of the wreckage from an accident July 7, says a lot  about the speed and the force of the collision that killed two 21 year old men. Pima Deputies say they were southbound on Camino de Oeste when  they crossed the centerline near Drabble and hit two other cars. Those  drivers survived.

People who live nearby and drive Camino de Oeste  all the time say the combination of curves and plants by the side of  the road make it hard to see when you pull into traffic— and when  drivers speed it makes the safety margin even thinner.

Cathay  Spasoff says, “A lot of kids. It's a lot of kids and that's all people  we drive slow. But a lot of people that don't have children do not pay  attention to speed limit signs. That is my observation. Especially when  there's real children on the corners waiting. It could be the middle of  the morning. It could be early morning. There's always traffic and  people are always going at least 40-45 down that street.”

The street is posted for 30 but plenty of drivers push it much harder.  

Sheriff’s  records requested by Operation Safe Roads dating back five years show  that fatal wreck was their eighth along with seven other less serious  wrecks along Camino de Oeste—the result of drivers turning into oncoming  traffic, running stop signs, or rear ending other vehicles.

Bill  Taylor rides motorcycles on Camino de Oeste. He says he’d like to change  the rough pavement on the road and change the road so it will change  how drivers behave.

“I would probably look at putting some sort of  traffic circle or traffic control at bald eagle and then the hill and  the curves down there. I would try and straighten that out a little  bit.”

The President of a nearby Homeowners Association told us  Camino de Oeste from Doria to Bald Eagle has been the scene of many  accidents, some of the fatal, that do not reflect in the reports we  received from the Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office says it is  committed to enforcement to encourage safe driving. Pima County DOT says  it is reviewing the recent accident and reviewing the roadway.

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Craig Smith is a reporter for KGUN 9.  With more than 30 years of reporting in cities like Tampa, Houston and  Austin, Craig has covered more than 40 Space Shuttle launches and  covered historic hurricanes like Katrina, Ivan, Andrew and Hugo. Share  your story ideas and important issues with Craig by emailing craig.smith@kgun9.com or by connecting on Facebook and Twitter.

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This road is dangerous!!! People are  constantly speeding down N Bald Eagle Ave! Animals have been killed and  two people recently died from speeding on the road connected to it!!!