Two accidents this week in the Midwest have left highway patrols and construction workers urging drivers to slow down and pay attention when in work zones.
On Monday, a semi-truck lost control in a work zone and crashed into a work truck around 12:30 p.m. in Delhi Township, Mich. Crews were working in a construction zone on southbound U.S. Route127 when the truck lost control and left the roadway.
The truck was pulling two gravel haulers, and one of them hit a parked truck that two construction workers were sitting in, according to police.
The passenger received minor injuries, and the truck driver was cited for careless driving in a construction zone.
On Wednesday, two people were killed in a crash on Capitol Drive near State Trunk Highway 164, in Pewaukee, Wis. A pickup truck collided with another vehicle, killing the driver, and striking two construction workers. One worker later died.
According to reports, officials believe the pickup driver may have suffered a medical emergency as he was driving westbound on Capitol Drive around 9:30 a.m.
According to police, the driver struck a car, resulting in the death of a 76-yeaar-old woman. After, he struck construction workers, ages 46 and 47.
“(The driver) veered into the coned-off construction area and hit two concrete workers,” Pewaukee Assistant Fire Chief Mark Hoppe said.
The 46-year-old worker was later pronounced dead in the hospital with the 47-year-old worker sustaining serious injuries. The driver had no life-threatening injuries.
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Source: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, CBS News
