Sheriff, Commissioners Discuss Speed Cameras
Kathy Cornwell has spent over 40 years in local media, starting her career with an internship at WCBC in the late 1980s. After graduating from Frostburg State University, she worked extensively in cable television advertising and programming with Comcast. From 2002 to 2005, she was married to WCBC's Jim Robey. Kathy returned to the News Department at WCBC in 2023. She lives in Cumberland with her husband, retired radio station manager Rich Cornwell.
Sheriff Craig Robertson along with the Allegany County Commissioners are discussing ways to crack down on speeding along Route 51 south of Cumberland. The stretch of highway has long been troublesome and dangerous for speeding and has been the scene of several crashes and deaths. Sheriff Robertson would like speed cameras installed, and says it would be a safer alternative to having patrols running in the area. The commissioners would have to reverse a decision made years ago that prevented speed camera placement…
“Anybody that travels that road knows there are very few spaces that you could pull a car off that’s safe. I don’t want to jeopardize the safety of any of my deputies. I don’t want to jeopardize the citizens that are driving in that area by pulling them over along those roadways and take the chance of being struck by another vehicle.”