A memorial and safety expo was held Saturday in Southwest Miami-Dade to honor those who lost their lives in a car accident on Krome Avenue this year.
"I lost my son on January 19th of this year,” Maria Hernandez said.
More than 100 grieving mothers who lost their children to a crash on Krome Avenue, attended the event.
"My son died on this road," Hernandez said.
In 2014, a dozen people have died on this road---more than the last two years combined.
"It's like a death trap, because you have nowhere to go when someone changes over. And because of the amount of traffic that has increased here and they haven't kept up with improving the street," Rita Rodriguez said.
She however believes that there has been one major improvement along the nearly 37 mile road.
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"I really do feel that the highway patrol has done a lot, they've increased the manpower out here, they've put in overtime," Rodriguez said.
Law enforcement made their presence known at the safety event with information booths and a crash simulator display. The Florida Highway Patrol focused on the importance of wearing a seatbelt.
"We have two safety demonstrations here that shows what happens in a rollover crash, what happens, how easy it is to come out of a car if you're not wearing a seatbelt. And we also have a seatbelt convincer that simulates a crash at 10 miles an hour," Mark Wysocky from Florida Highway Patrol said.
Ananth Prasad, Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation also attended the event and spoke about the Krome Avenue construction project.
The Lost Lives of Krome foundation hopes D.O.T. will expedite improvements to the state road.
"I'd like to see a median, I'd like to see two roads going each way. I'd like to see people be conscious and responsible when they drive on Krome," Hernandez said.
To help join the effort to fix Krome Avenue, click here.
