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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A two-lane road that residents believe needs to be widened was the scene of a deadly crash about a week ago. Now the people who live in the area of 102nd and North Woodland Avenue want the city to step in and make safety improvements to the stretch of road that also has no shoulders.

Some say the road was a contributing factor to the fatal accident last Monday that claimed the life of George Sykora, 45, and they would like the city to expand it into a four-lane road.

“I just feel like he didn’t even have a chance,” said Sykora’s daughter, Ashley.

The 18-year-old said when suspected drunk driver Joseph Surratt hit her dad head-on, he may have survived the accident if there was a shoulder on North Woodland to pull over on to and avoid the collision.

“He couldn’t have seen what was coming over the hill. He could not have gotten out of the way anymore than he did, and he had to just sit there and watch it as the car came at him,” she said.

Seconds before Ashley’s dad was killed, Matthew Carnimon said his car was sideswiped by Surratt. Police say Surratt was speeding northbound in the southbound lane, weaving in and out of traffic and had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit.

“As I was coming up that hill, and I just crest the peak, I saw this car, this white car, just coming right at me,” Carnimon recalled.

Tracy Sykora, George’s widow, said her life will never be the same. While she sobs a lot for the crash that killed her husband, she says the street should be expanded because it’s dangerous.

“We’ve been here quite a few years and I can’t tell you how many accidents there have been on Woodland,” she said.

KCPD said it doesn’t have the resources to provide the number of accidents on Woodland until Wednesday morning. However, Tracy is not alone in her view.

Kris Roberts, a neighbor, said she started a Facebook page “Fight for Woodland Expansion” and met with city council members Monday about making the road safer. City council member Ed Ford said the city has been working for seven years to expand North Woodland Avenue and Maplewoods Parkway.

He said the city has invested $1 million in engineering and he has 95 percent of the plans complete. Ford says the city just needs $11 to $13 million to make the expansion happen.