IT’S WORK ZONE SAFETY WEEK AND THE ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS URGING MOTORISTS TO SLOW DOWN, AND EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED.
ACTING I-DOT SECRETARY RANDY BLANKENHORN SAYS ABOUT 43-HUNDRED VEHICLE CRASHES OCCUR IN WORK ZONES EVERY YEAR…CAUSING MORE THAN A THOUSAND INJURIES AND LEAVING 29 PEOPLE DEAD JUST LAST YEAR.
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THE FINE FOR SPEEDING IN A WORK ZONE IS 375 DOLLARS FOR FIRST TIME OFFENDERS AND ONE THOUSAND BUCKS FOR A SUBSEQUENT OFFENSE. DRIVERS WHO HIT A WORKER FACE UP TO 14 YEARS IN PRISON.
