ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Department of Transportation's St. Louis District is urging people to pay more attention on the roads after distracted drivers struck three of its maintenance vehicles within a period of two days.
One of the crashes happened Monday morning on northbound Highway 170 north of Interstate 64. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a female driver struck a MoDOT truck and drove away. No one was hurt.
In another Monday morning crash, a person was injured after another car struck a MoDOT truck on southbound Interstate 270 south of Dorsett Road. It was unclear whether it was a MoDOT employee or the driver of the car who was injured, but highway patrol said the injury wasn't serious.
The third crash happened Friday afternoon on southbound I-270 near I-64. A MoDOT worker was in the truck when it was struck by a vehicle, which fled the scene.
MoDOT stressed that drivers need to pay attention even though roads are experiencing less traffic due to stay-at-home orders.
"Our maintenance crews are still out in full force every week repairing and keeping our roads safe for travel," the department said on Facebook.
"Though traffic is a lot lighter right now, it is essential to pay attention to the road, slow down and not drive distracted. It’s for our safety as well as yours."
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