Colorado Widower Killed At the Same Intersection Where Wife Died After Safety Campaign

A Colorado man who spent months urging officials to improve safety at a dangerous intersection where his wife was killed has died in a crash at the same location, as reported by The New York Post.

Gerry Goldberg, 82, died Monday after his vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle at the intersection in Cherry Hills.

The crash occurred at the same crossing where his wife, Andie Goldberg, 59, was run over and killed in May 2024 while on her morning run.

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Following his wife’s death, Goldberg had spent months advocating for additional traffic safety measures at the intersection.

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He petitioned local officials to install a traffic signal that he proposed naming “Andie’s light” in her honor, hoping the change would prevent additional tragedies.

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Goldberg’s efforts included speaking with city leaders and gathering community support. A petition he submitted last fall calling for the installation of the traffic signal was signed by 432 people.

The petition urged lawmakers to consider the issue carefully and to “look in the mirror [and] ask themselves ‘What’s the right thing to do?’”

Goldberg also addressed city council leaders about the issue, explaining that improving safety at the intersection could bring meaning to the loss of his wife.

“I would like to think that Andie’s tragic death could have some positive outcome by ensuring the future safety of others using Belleview and being able to cross or turn onto it safely,” Goldberg told city council leaders months before his death.

He reiterated the importance of the proposed traffic signal in an interview with KUSA the previous year.

“It would give me a great deal of resolve for closure in the loss of my wife,” Goldberg said.

Community members have long expressed concern about the intersection’s safety. According to reports, residents had been urging city officials to install a traffic signal at the location for decades.

Jennifer Arcenia said that she and her mother had pushed for a traffic light at the same intersection 45 years ago.

The Colorado Department of Transportation conducted a traffic study at the location in September 2024 following Andie Goldberg’s death.

According to the findings, approximately 85 percent of traffic traveling through the area was moving at least 5 miles per hour above the posted 35-mph speed limit.

State transportation officials later approved plans to install a traffic light at the intersection. However, village officials had not yet moved forward with implementing the project at the time of Goldberg’s death.

Goldberg’s cousin Gloria said she realized something was wrong when he failed to show up for a scheduled lunch meeting on Monday.

“He never showed,” she said, explaining that the situation was unusual for him.

“I went home with a very empty feeling that something was askew because that was not like him,” Gloria told First Coast News.

Later that day, Gloria learned that Goldberg had died in a crash at the same intersection where his wife had been killed less than two years earlier.

“To have it happen in exactly the same place … it’s almost like science fiction,” she said.

City officials say steps have been taken to address safety concerns in the area. Megan Copenhaver, a spokesperson for the city, told KMGH that police patrols in the area have increased.

The intersection remains under scrutiny as community members and local leaders continue discussions about whether additional traffic control measures should be implemented.

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