Work zone deaths increase 27 percent on Texas roads

AUSTIN (KXAN) — One hundred and eighty-one people lost their lives in work zone crashes last year in Texas, a 27 percent increase from the year before.
Ninety-six percent of those killed were either drivers, pedestrians or bicyclists. “People often think work zone crashes result in the deaths of roadside workers, but statistics show the vast majority of these fatalities are drivers like you and me who are passing through as motorists,” said TxDOT Executive Director James Bass.