Joplin Road has been a contributing factor to several fatal crashes over the years. My father passed away on April 14, 2012, when he crested a hill on Joplin Road and met another car that was trying to turn onto the road. Neither driver had known the other was coming. My father hit the vehicle and died at the scene of the accident. Neither driver was speeding or disobeying any traffic laws. The road has dangerous blind areas where it is impossible to see what is on the other side.