Motorists urged to slow down in construction zones after worker nearly hit
As road construction season gears up, Drayton Valley RCMP are urging motorists to drive cautiously through construction zones after an incident where a worker was nearly hit by a motorist.
Police say on May 26 just before 12 p.m. a company doing flagging in a construction zone near the North Saskatchewan River Bridge called to report that a driver tried to avoid the construction zone, swerved erratically and nearly struck an employee.
The flagger at the site proceeded to have a heated discussion with the driver, telling the individual about how dangerous their actions were before they sped off.
The worker on scene was unable to provide a description of the driver but did obtain the vehicles license plate number and the company name on the vehicle, and forwarded it to the police.