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Improvements made to southeast side intersection after RTV6 story

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INDIANAPOLIS — Improvements are in place at an intersection on the southeast side following an RTV6 story in November.

An accused drunk driver did not stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Five Points and Shelbyville Roads and killed 18-year-old Isaac Oldham in September.

While taping the story, a woman stopped and expressed her concerns about the lack of drivers stopping at the stop sign. She recalled at least three deadly crashes there over the past three years.

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RTV6 reached out to the Indianapolis Department of Public Works and they have now installed four "stop ahead" signs in an effort to warn drivers of the four-way stop.

They have also installed additional stop signs on the left side of the roadway across from the existing stop sign on the right side creating a four double-stop intersection.

DPW said there may be an intersection improvement in the future, such as a roundabout or traffic signal, but what's appropriate has not yet been determined.