An Illinois family suffering the loss of a father in a highway construction crash has issued a plea for drivers to slow down. Henry Jefferson (Jeff) Heath, 58, of Godfrey, IL, died after being struck by a trailer. The trailer jackknifed after its driver braked hard to avoid slamming into a pick-up truck that had stopped in the work zone. His daughter, Melissa Holtorf, said orange traffic cones and speed limits are there for a reason. “My kids don’t get to grow up with a grandpa because somebody wasn’t paying attention.” Heath’s wife, Linda, said she had been worried about his safety because […]