GRAND ISLAND, NY (WKBW) — Grand Island residents are calling for safety improvements at a busy intersection, which they say creates a dangerous blind spot for drivers making left turns.

The intersection of Grand Island Boulevard and Baseline Road has become a source of concern for neighbors who say the area's design makes it nearly impossible to see oncoming traffic when turning left from Baseline onto the Boulevard.

"It's almost sort of like that moment of like, oh, god, I gotta make a left-hand turn here," Jim Strzalkowski declared.

Michelle Cioppa knows the danger firsthand. Seven years ago, she was driving through a green light when another driver making a left turn crashed into her, totaling her vehicle.

"There was no avoiding anything. He went. So, I can only assume that he could

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