Being a worker who has to work in highway traffic areas can be scary. If a driver takes even a second to look away from the road, your very life could be at risk. It’s unfortunate that drivers aren’t always safer when passing through construction zones, and those who suffer because of these dangerous drivers need to be compensated.

On behalf of Joseph Caprara of CBLAW posted in Pedestrian Accidents on Monday, May 25, 2015.

Being a worker who has to work in high-traffic areas can be scary. If a driver takes even a second to look away from the road, your very life could be at risk. It’s unfortunate that drivers aren’t always safer when passing through construction zones, and those who suffer because of these dangerous drivers need to be compensated.

Recently, a story out of Burlington, Canada, reported that three people were injured while working on the island median on Walker’s Lane where they were performing some landscaping tasks. At around 9:30 a.m., on the morning when the men, ages 19, 22 and a 34-year-old woman were injured, a Nissan Pathfinder SUV jumped up onto the island median and struck them. At least one of them was thrown between 10 and 20 feet before coming to a stop.

After a response from the medical team, it was reported by police that the two men had both suffered life-threatening head injuries. One was flown to Hamilton General Hospital, and the other was able to be taken to the hospital by ambulance. The female worker fortunately suffered only minor injuries, and she’s since been treated and released from the hospital.

Inside the vehicle, the driver, a 51-year-old man, was injured. He was treated for possible shock and released several hours later. So far, police have been able to rule out alcohol or digital distractions as a reason for the crash. They are considering the potential that this accident could have been caused by the 51-year-old man suffering a medical episode of some kind.

Source: Burlington Post, “Two seriously hurt after vehicle hits three City of Burlington employees,” Tim Whitnell, May. 14, 2015