Luna Wright works as a crossing guard at the Toronto intersection most people would refer to as Old Weston and Rogers Roads.

But based on what she has witnessed during her time there over the past few months, Wright has come up with a different name for it.

“The pentagon of death. That’s what I call it,” she said.

Wright works three 90-minute shifts each weekday, helping pedestrians safely navigate the tricky five-point intersection — one that experiences a lot of speeding vehicles.

On Nov. 29, not too long after Wright’s final shift had ended for the day, a 13-year-old boy was struck by a vehicle and left bleeding from the head as the driver fled the scene.

He was rushed to the hospital in serious, but not life-threatening, condition.

“How do you hit a 13-year-old and take off?” Wright asked. “It’s ridiculous.”

She said more enforcement, such as police presence or the instalment of a red light camera, would be instrumental in making the intersection safer.

“No one pays attention to the lights. When they see a break, they just go for it,” she said. “If people feel it in their pockets, maybe things will change,” she added.

The intersection connects to two residential streets — Watt Avenue to the north and Hillary Avenue to the southwest — an aspect of the design York South-Weston Coun. Frances Nunziata said may have to be reviewed.

“The configuration of the intersection in my opinion is very unsafe,” she said, adding that she was shocked to hear about the recent hit-and-run incident.

“Motorists are in a hurry, they’re speeding, they are going through red lights, going through stop signs and it just makes it unsafe for everyone,” she said. “It’s very concerning.”

Maria Da Silva, who owns a gift shop near the intersection, said speed is such a concern that she has physically left her shop on multiple occasions to help her customers cross the street safely.

“I always said (the city) was going to wait until something happens before they will take action,” she said, referring to the recent hit-and-run.

Da Silva, who previously had a shop on Bloor Street, moved to the area a year and a half ago. She said even when she has to run errands on her breaks, she is afraid to cross the street.

“If I have to get something from the store, I’m really scared,” she said. “We need to do something. I want to stay here.”

Denturist Christopher Reis also recently opened his business in the area and says there have been plenty of accidents and constant honking outside his door.

“Cars don’t respect or know how to use the intersection,” he said.

He added that a few of the crosswalks also do not leave enough time for people to get across the street safely and that the intersection may benefit from longer countdowns.

Nunziata said she has also heard that feedback from many of her constituents.

She, along with Davenport councillor and Deputy Mayor Ana Bailão, put forth a motion that was approved earlier this month, for Transportation Services to review the design of the intersection.

City staff are expected to report back early next year with suggestions for ways the intersection can be altered.

Bailão said she thinks the intersection is a prime location for additional enforcement.

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“I think now once we have photo radar — I think this is one of those intersections where you really need to have that implemented,” she added.

She said the intersection has been on her radar since she became councillor for the north part of that area.

“Anybody that passes by sees that it’s a complicated intersection. And it’s not pedestrian-friendly,” she said. “We really need staff’s advice about how to make it safer for everybody and easier to understand and easier for any road user to get around — being a cyclist, a pedestrian and/or a driver.”