Neighbors say area where fatal crash happened is unsafe

DENVER — Matt Pierce witnesses near-tragedy weekly.

Sitting at his dining room table working for the day, he’ll hear engines rev, then tires squeal all at the intersection outside.

“I hear near misses all the time,” Pierce said. “People will run the light and someone will very nearly pull out and get hit.”

Pierce lives on Syracuse Street between 13th and 14th in Denver’s East Colfax neighborhood. On Easter Sunday afternoon, Pierce was in his backyard having a few beers with friends when they all heard what sounded like an explosion….