After close calls on Ohio Turnpike, road workers ask drivers to slow down, pay attention

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After close calls on Ohio Turnpike, road workers ask drivers to slow down, pay attention
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Move over and slow down. It can be the difference between life and death on ohio roadways. Recent close calls have road workers raising awarenss.

AMHERST, Ohio - Move over and slow down. It can be the difference between life and death on Ohio roadways.

As part of Global Roadway Safety Week, the Ohio Turnpike and others are reminding people to always put down the distractions. They are also calling for drivers to be mindful as we head into holiday travel for July Fourth.Oberdorf is lucky to be alive. Last Friday, he was setting up a work zone on the Ohio Turnpike. He was inside his work truck when, out of nowhere, another driver crashed into it.

“I was thrown all over the vehicle, got out of the vehicle. I was trying to take care of the person that hit me. I wasn’t really worried about myself,” he said. “ trying to take care of them because I seen his leg hanging out of the car.”“Just on the way here there was a lady texting and I’m thinking to myself... You’re the next one,” said Oberdorf.Truck slams into Medina County bridge closing U.S.

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