MDOT facing citations for safety violations before crash that killed 2 road workers, union official says

LANSING, Mich. (News 10) – The Michigan Department of Transportation is being cited by the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) in connection with the crash on US-127 earlier this year that killed two MDOT workers, according to the union that represents MDOT workers.

Erik Bailey, executive director of the Michigan State Employees Association, told News 10 Lansing on Thursday MIOSHA informed the union it cited MDOT for violations stemming from the crash.

Bruce Wagner and Steve Spenle were hit and killed in a construction zone on May 26. In August, 24-year-old Tyler Reck of DeWitt was charged with two counts of reckless driving causing death and two counts of moving violation causing death in a work zone. The case is still open…

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