Kingston middle school shaken by two-vehicle accident during drop

Two vehicles were heavily damaged in a crash in the parking lot of J. Watson Bailey Middle School in Kingston during student drop-off on the morning of Monday, Sept. 15. According to a statement from principal Debra Fitzgerald, no one was hurt, but the situation “could have been far worse”.

Parents, teachers and students of J. Watson Bailey are familiar with what can be charitably described as a challenging traffic situation during student pick-ups and drop-offs at the school. A long line of cars forms up and down Merilina Avenue and Quarry Street, which are the only access points to the drop-off area, and must merge from opposite directions into the drop-off line alongside the school. The bumper-to-bumper traffic often requires a Kingston police officer to be stationed at the intersectio