Fear grips Southton Meadows as residents voice their concern over life-threatening maneuvers of reckless drivers tearing through their streets. According to a report by KENS 5, a family narrowly escaped being hit in February by a recklessly driven white sedan. Street racing and burnouts plague the neighborhood, located off Southton Road near I-37, bordered by San Antonio and Bexar County jurisdiction—a jurisdiction with a confusion that could be the cause for the sluggish law enforcement response residents lament.
An anonymous neighbor described their ordeal, waking up at all hours due to the roar of engines, even on school nights. "It can be in the middle of the day. It could be at 1:00 in the morning," the resident said, attesting to the lawlessness that disrupts their daily tranquility in the no-speed-bump zone made dangerous by the absence of crosswalks and flashing signs. The resident, speaking under the condition of anonymity during a KENS 5 interview, expressed a fear born from the almost-collision that their call for help continues to ring hollow in the ears of local enforcement.
Surveillance footage timestamped at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday captured one such incident, hammering in the perilous reality residents face. "God forbid there were children playing on the other side of that fence. Tuesday night, that car was actually involved in a single car accident," the anonymous neighbor recollected, drawing attention to the potentially tragic outcomes of this ongoing issue. The frustrated resident, who touted a background in law enforcement, highlighted various traffic calming measures that the community has proposed, such as stop signs and roundabouts—yet, they remark, there has been little to no action taken by authorities.
Meanwhile, Bexar County officials revealed that a traffic study, requested by the Southton Meadows Homeowners Association in October to evaluate the possibility of multiway stops, is underway and expected to be completed by the end of June. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office (BCSO) is now looking into KENS 5's inquiry concerning an upswing in patrols, a spokeswoman Monica Ramos confirmed to the news outlet. The 1,077-home community, barely three years old, is desperate for a respite, with residents like the one who spoke to KENS 5 pondering, "If BCSO does not respond and continues not to respond, how much liability do they have when someone actually gets hurt over here?"
