PALISADE, Colo. (KKTV) – State officials say they are heartbroken after two roadside workers were killed Wednesday while on the job.
CDOT transportation maintenance professionals Trent Umberger and Nathan Jones were both killed. Umberger began working for CDOT in 2017. Colorado State Patrol said he also supported Vail Pass patrol on I-70 during the winter time. Jones began working in 2022. he was part of CDOT’s maintenance apprenticeship program and was scheduled to be one of the first to complete the program in Dec. 2024.
“Our team absolutely devastated o be here today,” said CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew in a news conference addressing the tragedy.PALISADE, Colo. (KKTV) – State officials say they are heartbroken after two roadside workers were killed Wednesday while on the job.
CDOT transportation maintenance professionals Trent Umberger and Nathan Jones were both killed. Umberger began working for CDOT in 2017. Colorado State Patrol said he also supported Vail Pass patrol on I-70 during the winter time. Jones began working in 2022. he was part of CDOT’s maintenance apprenticeship program and was scheduled to be one of the first to complete the program in Dec. 2024.
“Our team is absolutely devastated to be here today,” said CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew in a news conference addressing the tragedy.
The two Colorado Department of Transportation employees were doing maintenance operations on Highway 6 near milepost 40 just east of Grand Junction when State Patrol says an oncoming Jeep drifted off the road.
The two Colorado Department of Transportation employees were doing maintenance operations on Highway 6 near milepost 40 just east of Grand Junction when State Patrol says an oncoming Jeep drifted off th road.
PALISADE, Colo. (KKTV) – State officials say they are heartbroken after two roadside workers were killed Wednesday while on the job.
CDOT transportation maintenance professionals Trent Umberger and Nathan Jones were both killed. Umberger began working for CDOT in 2017. Colorado State Patrol said he also supported Vail Pass patrol on I-70 during the winter time. Jones began working in 2022. he was part of CDOT’s maintenance apprenticeship program and was scheduled to be one of the first to complete the program in Dec.
“Our team is absolutely devastated to be here today,” said CDOT Executive Director Shoshana Lew in a news conference addressing the tragedy.
The two Colorado Department of Transportation employees were doing maintenance operations on Highway 6 near milepost 40 just east of Grand Junction when State Patrol says an oncoming Jeep drifted off the road.