A Des Moines homeowner is worried someone could be killed if the Iowa Department of Transportation doesn't fix a potentially dangerous I-235 on ramp.
Three vehicles have flown off the road in the eastbound lanes of East 15th Street in the last 10 months.
The only barrier separating I-235 traffic from Janet Towey's home is broken in two places due to the accidents.
A car landed in Towey's backyard last year. A tree stopped the car from crashing into her home.
KCCI visited the area in December after another car broke through the fence and slammed into Towey's neighbor's home.
Towey said she will not let her grandchildren play in the backyard anymore because she is worried about more accidents on the I-235 curve.
"It's just the thought of my grandkids dead," said Towey. "I'd never live through that."
Towey said she wants the Iowa Department of Transportation to build a wall or a higher fence. Towey said she has reached out to the DOT several times, but has not heard back.
"I think it was their responsibility to do it in the first place, and especially now that three of them have come off…come on," said Towey. "They gotta get something done."
The DOT was unavailable for comment.
Source: Broken barrier puts homes in danger of flying cars
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