IT’S WORK ZONE SAFETY AWARENESS WEEK AND STATE POLICE AND TRANSPORTATION OFFICIALS ARE HOPING FOR A FATALITY-FREE CONSTRUCTION SEASON.

THE THEME THIS YEAR IS “DON’T BE THAT DRIVER”…THE DRIVER THAT PUTS THEIR OWN LIVES AND THE LIVES OF HIGHWAY WORKERS AT RISK. STATE POLICE MASTER SERGEANT MATT BOERWINKLE SAYS DISTRACTED DRIVING IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS.

SERGEANT BOERWINKLE SAYS THEY'RE USING THEIR RESOURCES TO HELP KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

EXPERTS SAYS USING YOUR CELL PHONE WHILE DRIVING DECREASES BRAKE TIME BY 18 PERCENT AND CAUSES A 25 PERCENT INCREASE IN ERRATIC DRIVING.