Authorities say at least six highway workers were killed after the driver of a grey Acura entered a work zone and struck multiple construction workers. WBAL reports.
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I hate people that have a nervous laugh
if gun control logic applied, you would be advocating banning cars
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Hi Rebecca
What do you think of this whole saga?
I know it’s gotten worse since I worked on pipeline construction.We used to put 6 traffic cones out.There were no cell phones or legal pot.
@0:40 this dude is right. Driving on 495 is insane how some people drive on public roads. Treating it like their own private race track.
I say new highway worker safety rules coming
Some people should not be allowed to Drive, there is NO excuse for ignorance. Especially not at the expense of other people.
Condolences to those workers families may they RIP, Sad!!
People just don’t care anymore.
Yea,they don’t care is their lives!
Where are you from marjorie ?
Stop pushing people to drive!!!!!! These jobs and city are at fault.
Where are you from holistic?
@Alex Aiden Sunny southern California.
Work zone needs atleast police officer in the area to avoid accident ..
They need not any police officers around,their notice board is enough for a sensible human to understand and notice they are workers around
@Alex Aiden I get that but the thing is most of drivers are not paying attention , specially if they on their phones
@Maria benneth Quibral yea,that why it’s stated in the rules of driving “no phone calls while driving” because it causes distraction
They should strictly enforce road rules around worksites. No lane changing, lower speed to 45mph etc. and for goodness sake put up higher barriers.
There is a construction zone on a highway I travel frequently. The speed limit is 55. It’s treacherous and narrow with Jersey barriers on both sides, yet cars will zoom through at 80mph and drive within three feet of your bumper.
En esta ocasión hay que buscar culpables no es justo q así de la nada atropellen ah 6 trabajadores Dios ayude alas familias por sus perdidas 2 hermanos partieron juntos😢
Amen.
I immediately slow down when I see workers on the road. Why would anyone want to speed when road workers are on the road??🤷🏾 Folks are acting worse than animals these days. My condolences to the families of these fallen workers.🙏🏾
Some people drive just like they are on top of the world undermining what happens as a result of reckless driving 😥
It’s bull crap , respect the highway workers , and snow plow operators there out there trying to make it better for your commute , slow down world , it’s just not worth the rush .
Driving too fast and disregarding the work area signs.
This is nuts. The driver should face capital punishment. There’s no reason to endanger lives like this. My earnest thoughts and prayers go out to victims and their loved-ones. Tragic.
Did he died too or survived like all killers
Not “maybe” slow down say it slow down.
One thing is for sure.. no THC toxicology tests will be done.. that tax revenue is just too fun to play with.
If she was looking where she was going, apparently this Lisa caused the accident. She changed lanes and clipped somebody and veered out of control with the car. That 1 mistake caused all these lives. Typical.
Where are you from Lisa?
Condolences to all those affected by this tragic incident, 🌹
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There is a HUGE consequence for killing construction workers. There was a law passed many years ago to protect them from so many reckless drivers. This driver isn’t ever getting out of prison, this is what they deserve.
695 is crazy… I’m a trucker & the amount of careless drivers out there is insane. Distracted, on their phones, impatient, speeding… they’ll find out the hard way when something like this happens to those who drive that way. Sad way to die. And the ones who cause accidents are usually the ones who live through it.
So sad I’m from ohio and people do not know how to drive and they don’t know how to watch out for motorcycles… Five years ago I was hit by a car when I was on my 50 cc scooter that I had just bought the same day so bright red it looked like a red apple brought the scooter home and got it registered I was headed to a friend’s house and down the street I came up to a 4 way intersection I didn’t have a stop sign they did anyways 18 year old girl graduating high-school the same day I brought the scooter home 18 year old girl was driving her dad’s car she had no insurance only her dad she was with another female friend and she was on her phone, she had to stop and didn’t supposedly she didn’t see me, of course you didn’t because she was on the phone I tried to stop she hit me and when she hit me she instantly broke my left clavicle and sent me flying like a squirrel into the back of a mail postal truck and spit my head open they had to pull back my skin to get the gravel and glass out and had to fold it back together I now have 6 screws and a metal plate holding my colerbone together and had a piece of bone that was a half inch away from my heart Now 2 years later after surgery I have to have surgery again on the same arm because a screw got broken half. Somehow and 2 other screws are coming loose so they have to do a bone graph from my pelvic bone and then remove the old screws and plate and put all new in I almost died JESUS was definitely looking out for me it wasn’t my time But moral of the. Story is that. People need to stay off of their phones when driving and pay attention to motorcyclist
Another woman probably texting or jacking her jaw on the phone instead of paying attention to the job at hand. RIP to these poor souls. Hopefully she survives and rots in prison. .
She said maybe slow down, its the law to slow down in a construction zone or if a cars parked on side of road … pay attention while your driving!
That person better be charged. There’s no reason. Those people are the only reason we have roads.
Police patrols on the highways are non-existent thanks to those low functioning scum who want to defund the police. The cops don’t have the man power anymore.
If the driver was “distracted”, may he rot in prison. This whole “distracted driver” thing is BS. They are not distracted. They are intentionally focusing on something other than operating their vehicle.
As more accidents keep on happening the closer we are going towards the “agenda “of the ::” 15 minutes City, right??, 😂 😆 😝
The issue is too many drivers who have no business behind the wheel. They’re either stupid or blind. I vote ‘stupid’ and there’s no cure for stupid!
Relief is coming and these incidents won’t be happening much anymore. The US dollar is failing, the banks are failing, and before long the dollar will be rejected for use in international trade. We won’t be buying imported petroleum after that happens and will be forced to make do with what oil is left in the USA. It won’t be enough and millions of idiots, fools, and four wheeled morons will be parking their cars because the fuel either won’t be available or it will be too expensive for the average person to buy. Say hello to bicycles!
money is humankinds most moronic and destructive creation. motor vehicles / driving is a close second
I am sure the went 100 miles per hour!!!! I hate highways!!!!
The should have police around to control crazy drivers!
I feel sorry, I lost a sister the same way, she was waiting for the public bus, and a crazy man killed her with his car! She only had 22 years old with 3 kids!
On th phone😲
And the driver’s cellphone was where?
That lady at the end message was worthless. 🤦🏽♂️
American Drivers Don´t Know How To Drive or Are Very Irresponsible Drivers.
Another mass killing by a assault vehicle facts. Where’s the corrupt politicians and their mainstream media puppets why are they not trying to pass laws to stop this facts.
Every 3 seconds there is a vehicle accident and over 30 thousand per day by our number one killers assault vehicles facts. And you only have to be 16 to legally use one facts. Cell phone drivers in assault vehicles have caused way more deaths than all mass shooters put together facts.
🪦 Execute that Demon !
Let’s set up and close traffic when it’s busy .road workers are the dumbest .
Blame the Truck Drivers .. I’m sure DOT will figure out a way to blame the CDL driver
There is no common sense in this world…
SIX? Wtf!!!
May their souls rest in perfect peace 🕊️
Some people shouldn’t be driving at all
I got stuck in the 695 traffic just an hour after the slaughter. Had a doc appointment off security Blvd but the highway was closed. So I recalibrated my GPS from the Mazda which took me to some very small windy country roads. Amazingly a full size tractor trailer pulling a full load evidently had done the sam and I followed him as he had to stop several times for incoming traffic on the hilly narrow road . Then we cane to to a small rail bridge crossing a creek where the truck just barely fit across despite being restricted for height and weight. It truly was an experience watching this trucker maneuver thought the countryside an hour or more. later we both broke free finding a four lane highway.
Kudos to the truck driver. Not until I returned home I heard that six lives had been snuffed out due to a careless motorist. Truly a terrible tragedy.
It was probably road rage, distracted driving but it’s not speeding
6 very essential Americans are now dead because of one moron. Father’s, sons, brothers will not come home tonight. I pray for comfort to their families.
Instead of making guns harder to get make driver’s licenses $5000k
The lord let this happen,so sad
People need to chill on the road man. Beats walking
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THIS isbthe reason why they charge you a hefty penalty if you overspend past a work zone because you are risking the lives of the workers. This makes me so mad!!
These workers out there doing there jobs and it’s always some unstable person(s) ready to end someone life . How you going to speed with all of that traffic ??? Just so sad and senseless .
Distracted/drunk drivers are attempted murderers
Sociopathic cretins in cars always an excuse w/no fault keep em driving no matter how many Dead! Remember when driving was a responsibility not a RIGHT! Let’s revisit that & end Carnage on Nations sts & hiways!
Ppl are reckless aholes
A video released by the state taken from a CCTV camera shows two cars involved. The gray car’s driver was trying to squeeze past another driver in a while car from the number two lane to the number one lane. The driver in the gray car pushed the white car into the median and was located near the right quarter panel and kept pushing. It ended up PITting itself on the white car just at the point where the Jersey barrier was open and the gray car went sideways into the gap and started rolling. It appeared the two may have been road raging prior to coming into view (and both looked like they were speeding), but the white car was in the #1 lane when the gray car tried squeezing in front of the white car right in the back of a 3rd car when the two made contact. It’s in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2mQN2Zryk4
How about DA and State Attorney enforce the the speed restriction. Lack of law enforcement encourages drivers to become complacent
I hope the driver died; otherwise, I hope the driver rots for the rest of his/her life.
These drivers speeding should be punished to the full extent of the law
Sad
The clear area looked like an angel
97 to 695 is the worst in MD. Brutal
the lady with white shirt & jacket on looks gorgeous
People don’t take driving seriously. 😔
I really dont understand how can people not be careful when driving. It hurts my heart to see hardworking people loosing their lives to people who don’t value their driving privileges. This happens too often. Some people don’t deserve to drive. I’m not sorry.
How awful. You just never know.
cops all over america stopped checking speeders on interstate highways… and it shows
Killed more than in the Colorado shooting. When will we ban cars?
Road rage is a disease.
Mass murder is awful in any kind. We should look at limiting cars on the road and increase requirements to get a license.
I was in that traffic and I didn’t get that job cuz I was late in the interview. Thanks a lot.
With the way people drive in Maryland, I’m shocked this doesn’t happen more often. I agree that after Covid, driving everywhere got worse. I live in Virginia and it’s crazy how many cars I see running a red light when my light turns green.
Ah women drivers…
But they love their cars and trucks.
These things are absolutely avoidable. RIP to this lost
All it took to take 6 lives is one reckless Acura driver 😢
me and my girl went to the baltimore zoo this day from PA and hurd the sirens from the zoo when we left gps said was a terrible crash 30min delay why I hate driving threw this area bunch of a holes flying like the pos marylanders they are all fly and fly around people like they have no common sense no turn signal so not surpised in the least just glade wasnt me and my kids rip to the people who died tho maybe this will teach marylander to not drive like comes pos jakashes
Just because you have a driver license doesn’t mean your a rocket scientist. …..💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
Too bad 6 scabbed 🩸
Poor guys😓😓😓
Stop being in a hurry! It could be anyone’s love one that’s not coming home😥
Always watch your back! People can break man’s laws but not Laws of Physics
When a group of people are put together for no reason and death arrives…THAT’S THE DEVIL.
Who wants to bet that social media had something to do with this?
Our state has slow down police vehicles to slow speeding vehicles in construction zones.
Still, people have zero respect for life in their family vans & suvs & pearls & pastels.
Is that the lady from friends?
We work on the highway our condolences from the guys at the Illinois Department of Transportation garage in Rockford illinois rest in peace my friends
Another distracted driver as a trucker that’s what i have to deal every day left hand on the steering wheel and right hand on the phone,they switch lines without looking at their mirrors
It’s not worth it, young folks! Same thing here in Houston. It’s aweful. I’m not saying all of the speeding and carelessness is young, but a lot for sure.
if a speeder can maintain a faster average speed of 10 mph faster than surounding traffic, you will get there only 3 min, sooner than the car you passed 30 min ago
Beyond heartbreaking 💔