‘It keeps happening.' Stratford homeowner calls for more safeguards following serious crash

And when you hear that sound in the middle of the night and it wakes you up, You're just like not again. It's déjà vu for Stephanie Sojourn. The problem is is that very bad accidents keep happening in front of our house. Around 4 a.m Sunday morning a car crashed through her fence, went through two neighbors yards and hit a tree. This is probably the seventh very bad accident that we've seen out here in in the five years that we've been here. One of those accidents killed an 18 year old driver back in October of 2025. Meantime, Stratford Police says the driver of this most recent crash remains in critical condition as of Monday night. It's clear to me that because it's a state road, the town and the state have to work together in order to actually get something done. So Jeanne says she's lobbied for a guardrail to be put up in front of her house, but she says the local traffic authority told her it didn't meet the criteria. When you're driving it at 35 miles an hour, It's fine, but if you're going 60 through here, it's very easy to lose control, and that's why it keeps happening in the exact same spot, because people are losing control in the same spot every time. Let's put up signage that says curve ahead, maybe the rumble strips, maybe a guardrail if we're lucky. I know that not just me, but my neighbors would also be very thankful for some action to be taken on that. Action that could potentially help save lives. I'm Justin DeVellis, News 12.