TRUCK DRIVER KILLS WORKER IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE
Earlier this week, I posted a blog regarding safety in construction zones in light of the death of an Orland Park flagman working in Robinson, Illinois. Tragically, today, the Chicago Tribune reported another trucking accident: on Friday afternoon, a Chicago truck driver struck a construction worker as he was driving his semitrailer truck on a Stevenson Expressway off-ramp. The truck driver was issued tickets for failing to stop in a construction area, making an improper turn and disobeying a traffic control device.
All drivers should reduce their speed and proceed with extreme caution when driving in construction zones, regardless if workers are present or not. Construction workers often attend to tasks near open roads and are at increased risk of danger when driver's fail to pay attention to the roads, attempt to make phone calls or text while driving.
The Chicago personal injury attorneys at The Law Offices of Jeffrey J. Kroll urge everyone to drive safely in construction zones.
