One of the interesting side-effects of having an apartment beside a busy road is that there is quite a high number of traffic incidents that require a cop or two to come and flash their lights for a bit while someone sweeps up the remains of a tail light.
Tonight I approached the complex to find both northbound lanes blocked off by four cops, a firetruck and an ambulance. I couldn’t see anything of the actual wreck, but from the general location, I think someone must have turned out of the nearby crossover from the southbound lane and pulled in front of someone else. It’s now an hour since I got back (after taking a long detour back through the middle of town), and the lights are still flashing, so I guess whatever was involved got crunched pretty bad.
Note to self: be very careful on that crossover in the future.
good idea.