Staff reports:
Recent collisions have severely injured or even killed state highway workers while they were serving the public — injuries and deaths that could have been prevented, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation.
This is why, ahead of the busy Independence Day travel holiday, leaders from WSDOT, the Washington State Patrol and industry partners are asking drivers to do their part when they travel this summer by staying alert and not driving distracted or impaired.
According to the WSDOT’s website, drivers generally don’t think they are at risk in work zones, but they’re wrong. Washington state averages almost 726 highway work zone injuries each year, and
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