A construction worker was killed in a crash along Highway 50 this week, highlighting growing safety concerns along the busy corridor as the massive Fix 50 project nears completion.
The victim was a 45-year-old man who was working in the construction zone when he was struck by a driver investigators say was under the influence of alcohol.
According to investigators, 24-year-old Ruby Lorenzo of Escalon was driving eastbound on Highway 50 when her vehicle collided with another car. Her vehicle then continued into the construction zone, where it struck a construction vehicle, the roadway worker and a guardrail…