Footage Released Of The First Accident Of Davenport 3rd Street Two-Way Switch

A few months back, Davenport switched 3rd Street from one-way to two-way, changing the flow of traffic for the first time in over 70 years.

It wasn't just the flow of traffic that changed. Some intersections got new stoplights, some had stoplights removed after decades, some had new four-way stops, and some had new stop signs. The first few times driving the road - especially if often travelled - were a nerve-racking experience.

We knew that there would be some adjustment to the idea, since people had been used to pulling up and only checking one direction at the stop signs, for most, their entire life. Surprisingly enough, it wasn't until around 6:30pm that we saw the first accident.

One of the victims, the beloved Abbarotes Carrilo Mexican Restaurant, which was minding its own business and serving dinner when a crash happened on the street, with one vehicle rolling and bumping some of the newly installed stone veneers right off of the building.

Now, 4 months later, the dashcam footage from the accident has been posted, showing what happened.

The footage is from inside of a truck that was travelling 3rd street headed westbound (aka, the wrong way just 18 hours before). As he passed through the intersection of Warren & 3rd street, a sedan rolled through the interesection that previously had a stoplight, ignoring the newly installed stopsign, and striking the truck's back passenger tire.

After spinning around, the truck sat perfectly for the dashcam to see the car roll into the restaurant, right on the other side of where a family was eating dinner in a booth.

Luckily, this was more of a building strike rather than a crash through a building.

According to Lando, who shared the dashcam footage, his truck suffered a broken axle and some fender damage, but all of it has been repaired and is back on the road.

4th Street is finally getting resurfaced this summer—which is much needed if you've driven it lately—before switching to a two-way street from River Drive to Marquette this fall.