Alleyway Accident Leaves Council Considering One-Way Ordinance
Photo by Keith Stewart
A TnT Pizzeria delivery vehicle sits in the alleyway behind the business, which was the site of an incident last month when a Little Theatre staff member and a TnT delivery collided. As a result, the Sullivan City Council is considering an ordinance making the alleyway a one-way after the request by LTOTS executive director John Stephens. However, TnT owner Tim Rose doesn’t believe that will prevent another such occurrence in the future.
August 6, 2014
TnT vehicle and LTOTS cast member collide
by Barry Featheringill
& Keith Stewart
keith@newsprogress.com
Little Theatre executive director and producer John Stephens was present a week ago Monday at the Sullivan City Council to discuss a problem that recently arose with the alleyway behind the theatre.
According to Stephens, one of the cast members was exiting the building and walked into a vehicle that was entering the alley off Washington Street.
“I’m concerned about this as there is a blind spot coming out of the building and more and more we are having young people in the cast,” said Stephens, who filed a police report.
According to the report, 22-year-old Erik Weis received a scrape on his left hand when he hit the driver’s side passenger window area of a TnT delivery vehicle driven by Rickie Wood.
No tickets were issued according to Stephens, who asked the city to consider making the alleyway a oneway in an effort to avoid similar accidents in the future.
“There’s no fault on either side” said Stephens in a separate interview. “But this can help avoid this from happening again in the future.”