Jacqueline Ohly, a 26-year-old construction worker, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run drunk driver while working on an Interstate 90 project contracted by Pennsylvania Department of … [Read more...] about Fatal Hit-and-Run a Reminder of Work Zone Dangers on Erie’s Interstates
Hit and Run Crashes
Woman Faces DUI Charges in Death of Worker in Construction Zone
A 49-year-old road construction worker was hit and killed by a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu early Friday morning when directing traffic in a work zone. The 21-year-old driver, Selina Gonzalez-Gascon, was … [Read more...] about Woman Faces DUI Charges in Death of Worker in Construction Zone
New Ohio Hit-and-Run Law Starts Today: Tougher Penalties for Leaving an Accident Scene
A hit and run accident involving a construction worker in Ohio has led to new and more severe penalties for leaving the scene of an accident. Before the accident, leaving the scene was a felony only … [Read more...] about New Ohio Hit-and-Run Law Starts Today: Tougher Penalties for Leaving an Accident Scene
VDOT Criticized After Worker Struck
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is under fire because of recent actions that resulted in a near fatality. Jose Porfirio Martinez, a construction worker for a contracting firm in … [Read more...] about VDOT Criticized After Worker Struck
Highway Worker Killed in Hit, Run
Maryland State Police are investigating the hit-and-run accident that killed a contract highway worker, Ghassen A. "Gus" Sabra. The preliminary police investigation indicates that Sabra had been … [Read more...] about Highway Worker Killed in Hit, Run
Highway Worker Killed in Late-Night Hit-and-Run in Maryland
Highway worker Ghassen Sabra was killed by a hit-and-run tractor-trailer while working on a dark highway past midnight. This was the first death of a highway worker in Maryland since 2006. The odd … [Read more...] about Highway Worker Killed in Late-Night Hit-and-Run in Maryland