CLEVELAND (WJW) – An early morning crash on Thursday highlights the growing danger faced by roadside workers in Ohio.
According to the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), one of their contractors was struck around 2 a.m. while performing a striping operation on I-271 North near Rockside Road in Cleveland.
There were no reported injuries.
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The crew had all proper safety signage and a crash impact attenuator in place behind the striping truck.
Despite these precautions, a driver—distracted by their phone—plowed into the work zone, officials said…