ROAD WORKER HURT AS MAN LEADS POLICE ON CAR CHASE

A 30 year old burglary suspect trying to evade police along with his 25 year old pregnant girlfriend/passenger struck and critically injured a highway maintenance worker near Newark, DE.

ResponderSafety note:  Highway construction workers face the same risks as emergency responders, and are struck even more frequently by moving traffic, though this situtation involving a construction worker struck secondary to a police chase is very unusual.