Another car crashes in woman’s yard, increasing total to 9: ‘I’m just tired of cleaning up crashes’

Home owner Krista Cantafio says speeding cars have landed in her yard in Maryland. (Pexels)

CATONSVILLE, Maryland (WJZ) -- A video showed a car flying off a Baltimore County road and onto a front lawn on Monday. Unfortunately, it’s nothing new for home owner Krista Cantafio.

She told CBS News Baltimore this was the ninth time a vehicle has crashed on her property in the last two years. Her home is off a sharp curve in Catonsville and she said the county has yet to help put an end to it.

She said Monday’s crash was the closest a car came to hitting her house on Kenwood Avenue.

Cantafio told CBS News Baltimore last month that she has had to replace several mailboxes after cars sped along a dangerous curve and landed in her yard.

She said she has tried several measures to prevent it from happening, including placing traffic cones and rocks in her yard. There are also rumble strips aimed at slowing drivers.

“I’m just tired of cleaning up crashes,” Cantafio said. “My grass is gone, I have had to replace the mailbox several times, I have had to go to court, it’s been a lot.”

Cantafio said she contacted Baltimore County’s Department of Public Works and Transportation (DPWT).

The DPWT told CBS News Baltimore that they were evaluating the curve. They said that the assessment would take four to six weeks.

“DPWT will now conduct a new traffic safety assessment to determine what additional measures may be warranted. This evaluation will take approximately 4 to 6 weeks and will include a review of crash history, traffic volumes, and speed data,” DPWT stated.

Adam Thompson