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Henderson County, Ill.- Officials have announced a Gladstone, Illinois woman has been charged in the deaths of two construction workers following a fatal accident on the Great River Bridge in October 2022. On October 18th, 2022, the Illinois State Police responded to a fatal traffic crash on US 34 on the Great River Bridge. A vehicle, driven by 22-year-old Emily R. Johnson was traveling on US 34 in the right driving lane. Johnson failed to reduce speed or yield to a temporary maintenance zone. 2...

A special prosecutor in Henderson County has brought felony reckless homicide charges against a Gladstone woman related to the death of two maintenance workers last year on the Great River Bridge near Burlington.

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BURLINGTON IA - Two road workers were killed in western Illinois on Tuesday while setting up construction barrels near Burlington, IA. They were walking behind

Burlington, IA- Two construction workers were killed in an accident Tuesday morning that shut down the Great River Bridge for several hours. According to the Illinois State Police, at about 8:03 AM Tuesday, two Burlington construction workers were walking behind their stationary pickup truck and trailer, setting construction barrels for a work zone on the westbound lanes of the Great River Bridge. A 2016 Mazda CX5 traveling westbound on the bridge, struck a barrel and continued on, striking the ...

Two construction workers were killed in a single-vehicle accident that temporarily shut down Great River Bridge on US 34 near Burlington around 8 a.m. Tuesday morning. According to Illinois State Police, two construction workers from a Burlington, Iowa, company were struck and killed after being hit by a passenger car. The workers were walking behind their stationary pickup truck and trailer, which had its yellow construction lights activated, setting construction barrels for a work zone on the ...