SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis. — A Sheboygan Falls intersection has become a source of fear for local residents who say close calls and fatal crashes have become all too common.

Julie Hegner, who lives near the intersection and travels through it frequently, reached out to me about her concerns.

"It's scary, you know, almost getting hit, having to veer off on the side of the road," Hegner said.

She reports that vehicles often fail to stop at stop signs or cut in front of those who have the right of way.

"Some of them may miss cars by one or two car-lengths," Hegner said.

For Hegner, the issue is deeply personal. Her son lost his best friend when a driver failed to stop at a stop sign in a different part of Sheboygan County several years ago.

"He was 28, unfortunately, leaving a six-month-old

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