The Florida Highway Patrol will be conducting "Operation Hardhat" enforcement operations in work zone areas where increased crashes, injuries, and fatalities have occurred. Operation Hardhat is a … [Read more...] about FDOT, FHP, and Florida Transportation Builders Urge Caution During National Work Zone Awareness Week: Road Construction Work Zone Fatalities on the Rise Both Nationally and in Florida
Jurisprudence and Judicial Processes
Family Demands Justice in Death of Roadway Worker
A car struck and killed construction worker Deborah Wead early Tuesday on an I-290 entrance ramp in Schaumburg. Illinois State Police said reckless homicide charges are pending against the man … [Read more...] about Family Demands Justice in Death of Roadway Worker
Minor Work Zone Issues Count in Court
In court, it is often the minor issues that hurt the defendant the most. … [Read more...] about Minor Work Zone Issues Count in Court
Texas DOT Failed to Provide Adequate Warning of Edge Dropoff to Driver Killed in Work Zone
This is a decision made in the Texas Court of Appeals on June 10, 1999 over a premises liability case arising out of a fatal automobile accident. The Texas Department of Transportation (DOT) was held … [Read more...] about Texas DOT Failed to Provide Adequate Warning of Edge Dropoff to Driver Killed in Work Zone
Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms State’s Negligence Where Edge Dropoff in Work Zone Resulted in Fatal Crash
Primary issues involved in this case include: - Four-inch to five-inch edge dropoff - No edgeline striping - Failure to use barricades or drums - Location of edge dropoff markers misleading to … [Read more...] about Nebraska Supreme Court Affirms State’s Negligence Where Edge Dropoff in Work Zone Resulted in Fatal Crash
Illinois Appeal Court Grants Widow Right to New Trial for Husband’s Death in a Work Zone
A legal case summary. On April 15, 1986 an Illinois Court of Appeal reversed a lower court's judgment and allowed a widow the right to a new trial. She had brought a suit of negligence for the death … [Read more...] about Illinois Appeal Court Grants Widow Right to New Trial for Husband’s Death in a Work Zone