The Deadliest Job: Crash Takes Life of Road Worker on US 29

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Posted by Pierce EgertonSeptember 25, 2009 9:26 PM

It’s one of the most dangerous jobs in America -- road construction. This afternoon another road worker died. Paul Daniel Macintyre, working for Protective Services of High Point, was riding in a trailer while retrieving traffic cones.

The driver of a Chevy S-10 was passing the trailer. The driver of the S10 said he looked down to adjust his radio. The S10 sideswiped the trailer.

Paul Macintyre died in the collision. His coworker, Marcus Jones, was hospitalized with serious injuries. A 5-year-old child traveling in the S10 was also injured and reportedly suffered broken bones and lacerations.

The accident occurred on U.S. 29 in Rockingham County -- one of the Piedmont area’s deadliest roads. Another worker who was also in the trailer picking up cones was also injured.

We see road crews on the road all the time. As drivers, it’s easy to become so accustomed to their presence that we don’t really pay attention. Our complacency, however, is a deadly threat to the lives of the people who work on our roadways. It is so important that drivers slow down and pay close attention whenever work crews are present.

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