Brandon Kennedy, owner of Kennedy Excavating in Richfield Township, said he was struck by a motorist in a construction zone last summer. Photo by Gary Gould RICHFIELD TWP. Data from the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse said 857 people were killed in work zone crashes in the United States in 2020. The vast
“It’s scary . in work zones today,” said Gerrad Godley, construction manager for the Genesee County Road Commission. “It’s only getting worse it seems. In my 25 years in construction, I haven’t seen anything like I saw last year.”