NMDOT employee hit, killed in car crash while on the job

CURRY COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – A New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) employee died on the job after being hit by a passing vehicle. 58-year-old Gerald R. Woodard was hit on Mar. 30 while he was providing traffic control for a crash that was under investigation by the Curry County Sheriff's Department.The incident occurred on State Road 209 north of Clovis. According to the New Mexico State Police investigation, the NMDOT was using cones, department trucks with flashing lights