Truck Hits CalTrans Workers on Shoulder of Highway 71, Leaves One Dead

Truck Hits CalTrans Workers on Shoulder of Highway 71, Leaves One Dead
State Route 71 in Chino in November 2023. Google Maps / Screenshot via California Insider
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A contracted road worker hired by CalTrans was killed and another seriously injured when they were struck on the shoulder of State Route 71 in Chino—about 35 miles east of Los Angeles—May 6 by a person driving a truck, according to authorities.

The California Highway Patrol told local news agencies Monday a Peterbilt box truck sideswiped the workers’ parked van and ran through a guardrail before striking them, CHP Officer Rodrigo Jimenez told the Associated Press.

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