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Turnpike worker killed on Will Rogers Turnpike; commission highlights work‑zone safety
Summary
The Transportation Commission marked the death of Oklahoma Turnpike Authority worker Zach Reinhart after a semi struck two OTA employees on Aug. 18 and renewed calls for stronger enforcement and work‑zone protections.
The Oklahoma Department of Transportation Transportation Commission opened its Aug. 18 meeting by remembering a member of the state''s transportation family killed while working on the Will Rogers Turnpike.
Chief Engineer T.J. Dill said a semi tractor‑trailer veered off the turnpike on Monday, Aug. 18, struck two Oklahoma Turnpike Authority workers who were performing their jobs, and killed Zach Reinhart. "This is definitely not how any of us want to ever start a commission meeting," Dill said, and he asked the commission for a…
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