Sign at USPS Lakewood office on Swiss Avenue at La Vista on June 3, 2023. Photo by Renee Umsted.
A vehicle hit the sign in front of the Lakewood post office.
Carol Hunt, a communications team member with the United States Postal Service, put it more eloquently.
“A vehicle recently struck the signage in front of the Lakewood Post Office,” Hunt wrote.
As of publication, Hunt has not provided an answer to when the sign was struck.
But on a second visit to the site, we noticed tire tread marks on the concrete. See below.
Tire tread marks near the Lakewood post office sign. Photo by Renee Umsted.
The tread marks run right into the bottom of the handrails, which seem to have been damaged in the collision. Of course, they may have been damaged in a separate incident.
Can we prove that the tread marks were there before the sign was struck? No. Can we prove that the vehicle that left the tread marks on the concrete was the same vehicle that struck the sign? Also no.
We’re not done investigating this incident, and we will continue to update as we learn more.
In the meantime, enjoy some neighbors’ comments.
“Don’t know what happened there, but I’m pretty sure another bike lane would have prevented this (insert eye roll).” — Chuck Kobdish
“Probably a group of locals who, after many day of not getting their mail, decided on vigilante justice.” — Carter Latham
“Maybe they can get a little funding now for some upgrades. Place is such an eyesore in our beautiful neighborhood.” — Mark Reeves
“The lowest bidder happened” — Kevin Hunt
“I suspect a large car and a drunk had something to do with its destruction.” — Peggy Head
Please continue to send comments and questions on this and any other story to Renee at rumsted@advocatemag.com.
