On the morning of Wednesday, September 25, 2019, Johnnie Beck was on his way to the Depot, just like he had been doing for the last 35 years. Tragically, Beck didn’t make it to work that morning, and will never make it to work again, because of a dangerous intersection that has plagued the people of Bowie County for a long time.
Beck was on his motorcycle that morning. That motorcycle is now a crumpled and tangled pile of metal after it ran into the side of a car that was trying to get into the front gate of the Telford Unit.
There is no red light at that entrance, but there should be. There is no reduced speed limit at that entrance, but there should be. There is no turn lane or even a wide shoulder at that entrance, but there should be, In fact, all of these things, should be. The family of Johnnie Beck, and so many more that have had their lives impacted by that entrance, want to know why.
