The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the local community are mourning the loss of Jay Bone, a senior maintenance worker fatally struck by a semi-truck while conducting a flagging … [Read more...] about MoDOT Worker Killed in Line of Duty Near Sedalia
Crash Reports
Driver Arrested After Striking, Killing DOTD Worker Helping Disabled Motorist Along I-610
Eric Anthony Jr., a 23-year-old Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) worker, was fatally struck while assisting a disabled motorist on I-610 in New Orleans. The driver, Oscar … [Read more...] about Driver Arrested After Striking, Killing DOTD Worker Helping Disabled Motorist Along I-610
Improving Construction Site Safety by Incident Reporting Through Utilizing Virtual Reality
The construction industry consistently records one of the highest accident rates compared to other occupations, resulting in millions of workers suffering from construction-related injuries such as … [Read more...] about Improving Construction Site Safety by Incident Reporting Through Utilizing Virtual Reality
Identification and Analysis of Misclassified Work-Zone Crashes Using Text Mining Techniques
Work zone safety management and research relies heavily on the quality of work zone crash data. However, it is possible that a police officer may misclassify a crash in structured data due to: … [Read more...] about Identification and Analysis of Misclassified Work-Zone Crashes Using Text Mining Techniques
After 4 Deaths, SCDOT Expedites Removal of I-85 Construction Chutes in Cherokee County
Four people have been killed in vehicle crashes in the construction chutes along an Interstate 85 widening project in Cherokee County since January. The South Carolina Department of Transportation has … [Read more...] about After 4 Deaths, SCDOT Expedites Removal of I-85 Construction Chutes in Cherokee County
MoDOT Worker’s Family Grieves ‘Horrible’ Loss: Lloyd Crawford died Monday while working in Tracy
Lloyd Crawford, a Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) worker, was hit and killed while performing flooding emergency work in Tracy, Missouri, along Route 273 at the intersection of Route 371 … [Read more...] about MoDOT Worker’s Family Grieves ‘Horrible’ Loss: Lloyd Crawford died Monday while working in Tracy