A field engineer was killed when struck by a truck while he painted markings on the shoulder of a highway. Working for an engineering firm that oversaw highway reconstruction, he was examining part of a 12-lane toll road. He drove to the site alone, pulled onto the 14-foot (four-meter) wide shoulder and walked ahead on the shoulder, wearing a safety vest. His car had an amber light flashing in its rear window, but no other traffic-warning devices. Meanwhile, the driver of a box truck heading toward him from behind saw the victim's car but was distracted by a second truck moving […]
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