After 19 accidents, Encinitas considers safety changes at roundabout

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After 19 accidents, Encinitas considers safety changes at roundabout

Due to a high number of traffic accidents, Encinitas is considering making changes to a Coast Highway 101 roundabout near Paul Ecke-Central Elementary School. In a year and a half, there have been 19 reported collisions at the El Portal roundabout, many of them involving drivers under the influence, a city staff report states. The majority of the collisions involved vehicles striking signs or street poles. Four of the collisions resulted in inju…