PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — An Oregon Department of Transportation employee assisting along I-205 was sent to urgent care after his vehicle was struck by another driver, officials said.
According to ODOT’s Don Hamilton, the employee was parked along 1-205 assisting a driver who was stuck due to the icy conditions just before noon on Friday when a driver struck the Incident Response Vehicle at full force.
The worker was injured and has been taken to urgent care, officials shared, but the severity of their injuries is unknown.
“This is a reminder that we all need to be extra careful out there,” said Rian Windsheimer, Portland area manager for ODOT. “ODOT and other emergency responders are out risking their lives to keep the roads safe for us every day and we need to Move Over, slow down, and give them space to work.”