KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Summer is coming and we’re already seeing more construction zones in streets and highways.
Last year, 12 people were killed in construction zone crashes in Kansas and almost 500 people were injured. So KDOT and the Kansas Highway Patrol are taking action. They are increasing efforts to find speeders and distracted drivers, especially in construction work zones.
Aaron Whited is an equipment manager with KDOT. He was in a giant orange KDOT truck when he was hit last week on I-435 near the US-69 Highway interchange. Whited and the driver that hit him walked away without a scratch. But Kansas State Trooper Candice Breshears has seen many more crashes with a fatal outcome
“People really need to think about other people other than just themselves. If you think about maybe someone else’s family and that other car then you wouldn’t drive at such an aggressive rate," said Breshears.
“Just keep the phone down even if you’re listening to the music have a playlist put your phone in the other seat just leave it alone,” said Whited.
