Since November 1, troopers have investigated 22 crashes on the Turner Turnpike averaging 1.2 per day.
Fifteen of these were non-injury, five injury, two hit and run, with 18 completed investigations with four still under investigation.
The primary causes:
• Involved in 55percent of completed crashes
• Semi was the cause in 50 perent of those Only 10 percent of the Turner Turnpike is under construction, yet nearly half of recent collisions have occurred in these zones.
Drivers, stay alert and put your phone down. These crashes are completely preventable. One glance at your phone could cause injury or death and endanger the hardworking crews who are improving our roadways.
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