Last September Zach Morisette was patching potholes on I-94 in St. Clair Shores when Martin allegedly hit him, then left the scene. He claimed later that he didn’t realize he hit someone - and turned himself in three days after it happened.
Michigan kicks off effort to reduce road worker deaths, work zone injuries
Clinton Township Brandyn Spychalski found a sense of purpose in his road construction career. But the job came with its risks.
He often shared stories with his family of drivers failing to pay attention, neglecting barriers and signs and the workers themselves, recalled his mother, Leslie Fonzi-Lynch.
Spychalski was struck by a flat-bed truck near Lexington in Sanilac County in the summer of 2017 when the truck s driver veered to avoid a stopped car in a construction zone. Spychalski was crushed against his work truck on the side of the road.