Connecticut roadside crashes killed 7 on the job in 6 years. Here’s what’s being proposed

Multiple state Department of Transportation employees attend the funeral Oct. 2 for Elvin Hernandez, a DOT worker who was killed while working on Interstate 95 in Fairfield last month by an allegedly impaired driver. Since 2020, three tow truck operators, two DOT employees, a state trooper and a construction worker have died in roadside crashes in the state, according to nonprofit Flagman Inc.