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Tag: work zone injuries
Roadbuilding
Mo. woman charged with intentionally hitting road worker with car
A road construction worker was intentionally struck by a car inside a work zone in Missouri, according to KMOV TV news station. The station said the driver of the car became impatient while waiting at the construction site and passed several cars trying to get through. Though the worker tried to get her to stop, […]
December 14, 2017
Roadbuilding
Colorado motorist targets work zone flagger, causes injuries
A Colorado man was arrested last week after threatening a flagger inside a Longmont work zone with his vehicle. According to a report from the Times-Call, at 8 a.m. August 17, the Longmont police department responded to the report of an injury at the site in the area of Emery Drive and Emery Way. Workers at […]
August 25, 2016
Roadbuilding
Penn. lawmakers levy heavier penalties for drivers injuring or killing workers in work zones
The Pennsylvania general assembly has passed a bill that will beef up penalties for drivers who injury or kill workers, including emergency personnel, contractors, law enforcement and government employees, in highway construction zones. Senate Bill 887, which amends Title 75 (Vehicles) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, was sent to Gov. Tom Wolf Nov. 19 for […]
November 20, 2015
Roadbuilding
Road workers hurt after driving truck into giant hole
Three Indiana road workers were injured last week when the truck they were riding in fell into a large hole. According to the Indiana State Police, a construction worker with Milestone Paving Company was driving down Interstate 70 in Wayne County with two coworkers when the truck fell into a three-foot deep hole that was about 12-feet wide The crash […]
November 1, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker hit by car while striping the center line on Colorado road
A road worker for the Colorado city of Alamosa was out painting a new centerline on a street when he was hit by a car and seriously injured. According to The Pueblo Chieftain, James Lopez, 31, was using a motorized hand cart to stripe the line at about 10 a.m. when he was hit by […]
September 15, 2015
Roadbuilding
Worker seriously injured in hit and run in California work zone
A man doing road work in a California construction zone was seriously injured after he was struck by a vehicle during a hit and run. According to The Sacramento Bee, Ismael Mayorga-Torres was working as traffic controller on Highway 89 in Homewood, California, on June 29 during heavy afternoon traffic. Mayorga-Torres was walking along the road when he […]
July 7, 2015
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