Detroit man critically injured by speeder in front of his house
Aaron Dome was pulling into their driveway on Lakewood Street on Detroit’s east side when a speeding truck knocked him on his bum last week. The driver drove twice the speed limit.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Megan Summers knew her boyfriend’s accident was bad, then she saw her partner Aaron Dome.
“It was the scariest, most nightmarish sound I’ve ever heard,” said Summers. “He was slumped, passed out, bleeding profusely from his head and my first thought was that he will no longer be alive. It was the scariest moment of my life.”
Dome was pulling into their driveway on Lakewood Street on Detroit’s east side when he was hit by a speeding truck last week. The driver drove twice the speed limit.
“We have said that it is only a matter of time before someone gets injured and the fact that the greatest advocate of road safety has to be is heartbreaking,” Summers said.
Dome is in intensive care with a traumatic brain injury and numerous injuries.
“It’s literally a racetrack,” said Summers.
Over the years, Dome has compiled videos and reported hundreds of speeding drivers to the city, mayor’s office, and city council. He’s begging for speed bumps on the thoroughfare between Jefferson and Kercheval.
“And what we keep hearing is that we don’t qualify for the speed bump because we’re not near a park or church,” Summers said.
The city’s Roads Department installed speed bumps in 4,500 locations based on the number of children on the street, excessive speeding reports, and the traffic count. But Lakewood Street isn’t on the list just yet.
Video still of the accident in which Aaron Dome was injured in Detroit.
“We actively monitored this lane,” said DPD-Capt. Rebecca McKay, 5th District.
Detroit police say it’s out there. On the day Dome was hit, DPD posted 15 quotes on the strip next to their house.
“The police have done everything they can to fend off the speeders in this area of the street and we will continue to do so as best we can,” said McKay.
For Aaron Dome, it’s just the beginning.
“He squirms, moves his fingers,” said Summers. “The prognosis is good, it will just be a really long road to recovery.”
DPW Director Ron Brundidge made a statement stating:
“This accident, together with the latest DPD traffic enforcement, shows once again that speeding across the city is a major public health problem.
“Our review of the speed bump application in this block of Lakewood found it to be ineligible for the 2021 program because it does not meet minimum residential density, number of children living in the area, and accident history.
“However, DPW continues to monitor traffic concerns and will re-examine the Lakewood request in light of this updated information.”
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