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Road worker killed following dump truck electrocution in S. Carolina
A road worker in South Carolina died after he was electrocuted while loading asphalt into a paver. According to The State, Javier Lopez-Lira was working with a crew on Shadow Wood Drive in Richland County when the incident occurred. Lopez-Lira was loading asphalt into the paving machine from a dump truck when the bed of [âŚ]
March 16, 2016
Roadbuilding
One worker dead, another seriously injured after drunk driver crashes into work zone
A 21-year-old road worker was killed earlier this month and his coworker was seriously injured after an alleged drunk driver crashed into a Texas construction zone. Christian Castro was at work in the construction zone on Bonham Street in Paris, Texas, with his coworker when 26-year-old Geno Allen veered off the side of the road and struck the [âŚ]
February 26, 2016
Roadbuilding
Now facing murder charge, woman recalls suicidal thoughts in moments before crash that killed road worker
A Minnesota woman was reportedly suicidal when she slammed her SUV into a parked public works truck at 80 miles per hour last week. KARE 11 reported that 24-year-old Marie Jessica Hall is facing murder and vehicular homicide charges after the Jan. 28 crash that killed Bloomington Public Works employee Tyler Lenort. Another city employee was seriously [âŚ]
February 5, 2016
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT to begin displaying weekly tallies of highway deaths
The Colorado Department of Transportation wants to help make the roads safer by giving drivers a weekly reminder of those who have died in crashes this year. CDOT announced that it would begin to display a weekly tally of the year-to-date deaths in the state each Wednesday on digital signs across the state. The signs, [âŚ]
January 27, 2016
Roadbuilding
Work zone flagger killed after being struck by a vehicle in New Hampshire
A died Friday shortly after a vehicle struck him in a New Hampshire construction zone near Fitzwilliam. According to the Keene Sentinel, the flagger was working at a construction zone on Route 12 as crews did work on high-tension power lines early Friday morning. There was snow on the road when the vehicle struck the driver. Police responded to the [âŚ]
January 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Signs commemorate death of road worker on California highway
A California county has honored a road worker who was killed on the job in October by not only dedicating a section of the road to him, but also encouraging drivers to be more safe. The Ventura County Star reported that memorial signs were installed in Oak View, California, last week in order to honor Ventura County [âŚ]
January 12, 2016
Roadbuilding
Woman killed in crash with work trucks in Florida construction zone
A woman in Venice, Florida, died last week after she struck a bucket truck in a road construction work zone. The Herald Tribune reported that 24-year-old Riley Manyak was driving on Venice Avenue approaching a work zone the morning of Dec. 29 and didnât follow the instruction of a construction worker holding a stop sign. Manyakâs Chrysler SUV then [âŚ]
January 6, 2016
Roadbuilding
Backhoe operator dies from injuries suffered in crash with semi truck
A veteran Indiana highway construction worker has died in the hospital three weeks after he was seriously injured when the he was opedaling was struck by a semi truck. According to The Star Press in Muncie, Indiana, Henry County Highway Department employee Robert Kirby was operating a backhoe Nov. 20 on a state road in New [âŚ]
December 21, 2015
Roadbuilding
California county names roadway after road worker killed in October
A California county has decided to honor a road worker who was killed in October by naming a section of the street he died on after him. According to the Ventura County Star, a new sign will be placed declaring a 1.5-mile stretch of Creek Road as the âAdan Lara Memorial Roadway.â Lara died Oct. 30 [âŚ]
December 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Following increase of alcohol related deaths last holiday season, TxDOT urging drivers to âPlan While You Canâ
The Texas Department of Transportation wants to make sure that a reindeer is the only thing grandma has to worry about while walking home on Christmas Eve. TxDOT is trying to deter drunk driving during the holiday season with the âPlan While You Canâ campaign to urge those enjoying the holidays with a drink to plan [âŚ]
December 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
AOTA, NHTSA, others partner on website, podcast for Older Driver Safety Awareness Week
The American Occupational Therapy Association and other organizations are taking the first full week of December to raise awareness on ways to keep older drivers safe on the roads. AOTA has partnered with AAA, AARP, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and other organizations in order to raise awareness with Older Driver Safety Awareness Week [âŚ]
December 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Highway deaths rise 8.1% in the first half of 2015 to 13-year high
Lower gas prices have meant more people out on the highways. Unfortunately, thatâs also meant more deaths on the roads. A new report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that highway deaths rose 8.1 percent in the first half of the year. It marked the highest quarterly increase in 13 years. The rise [âŚ]
November 26, 2015
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