Two vehicles were heavily damaged in a crash in the parking lot of J. Watson Bailey Middle School in Kingston during student drop-off on the morning of Monday, Sept. 15. According to a statement from principal Debra Fitzgerald, no one was hurt, but the situation “could have been far worse”. A long line of cars forms up and down Merilina Avenue and Quarry Street, which are the only access points to the drop-off area, and must merge from opposite directions into the drop-off line alongside the school. The bumper-to-bumper traffic often requires a Kingston police officer to be stationed at the intersection of Quarry Street and Hurley Avenue to direct traffic and prevent further back-ups. Students must hurriedly exit and enter vehicles so as to not stop the line of vehicles from moving for too long.